The immigrant workforce has steadily grown over three decades: The number and share of immigrants in the U.S. labor force, 1994–2023
| Number of immigrants | Share of immigrants | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.9 | 9.8% |
| 1995 | 12.9 | 9.7 |
| 1996 | 14.4 | 10.8 |
| 1997 | 15.4 | 11.3 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 11.7 |
| 1999 | 16.5 | 11.9 |
| 2000 | 19 | 13.3 |
| 2001 | 19.9 | 13.8 |
| 2002 | 20.3 | 14 |
| 2003 | 21.1 | 14.4 |
| 2004 | 21.4 | 14.5 |
| 2005 | 22 | 14.8 |
| 2006 | 23.1 | 15.3 |
| 2007 | 24 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | 24.1 | 15.6 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 15.5 |
| 2010 | 24.4 | 15.8 |
| 2011 | 24.4 | 15.9 |
| 2012 | 25 | 16.1 |
| 2013 | 25.3 | 16.3 |
| 2014 | 25.7 | 16.5 |
| 2015 | 26.2 | 16.7 |
| 2016 | 26.9 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | 27.4 | 17.1 |
| 2018 | 28.2 | 17.4 |
| 2019 | 28.4 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | 27.3 | 17 |
| 2021 | 28 | 17.3 |
| 2022 | 29.7 | 18.1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 18.6 |
Notes: Immigrants are defined as the foreign-born population, including noncitizens and naturalized U.S. citizens, but excluding the population born abroad to American parents, following the Census Bureau's convention on estimating the foreign-born population.
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Basic Monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.52 (2024), https://microdata.epi.org.