Key Facts Labor Force - Overall
Northern Virginia’s immigrant population is well-suited to maintaining and expanding the region’s labor force
In Northern Virginia, immigrant entrepreneurs – those who work for their own businesses, incorporated or not – are making their mark locally.
2013 to 2017 Period
Key Facts:
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In Northern Virginia, less than two-thirds, or 61.6 percent of the U.S.-born population are of working age — between 16 and 64 years old — the range considered to be working age by the Department of Labor.
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Meanwhile, more than four out of five, or 83.9 percent of the immigrant population in the region are of working age.
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While immigrants make up 27.4 percent of the overall population, they make up 34.0 percent of the region’s working-age population.
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Northern Virginia has a high percentage of immigrants, 31.8 percent, working in STEM industries compared to 22.8 percent of immigrants overall in the United States.
What are the top 3 industry sectors of the U.S. Born labor force?
Source: 2013-2017 American Community Survey, 5-Year Sample, downloaded from IPUMS USA, University of Minnesota, www.ipums.org.
1. Professional Services
(25.4%)
2. Administration
(14.7%)
3. Education
(9.6%)
What are the top 3 industry sectors of the Foreign Born labor force?
1. Professional Services
(20.7%)
2. Entertainment, Arts, and Hospitality
(12.1%)
3. Construction
(10.8%)
Source: NAE analysis of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey,5-Year Sample, downloaded from IPUMS USA, University of Minnesota, www.ipums.org; ITEP, “Who Pays?”; Congressional Budget Office; U.S. Social Security Administration.