Employed Foreign-Born in US – 24,639,000, a record number

The number of foreign-born individuals holding jobs in the United States hit a recorded high of 24,639,000 in August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS has been tracking the number of foreign-born workers annually since 2005 and monthly since 2007.

The BLS does not distinguish between foreign-born individuals who are in the United States legally and those who are here illegally.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at 24,639,000: Record Number of Foreign-Born Hold Jobs in U.S. – CowboyByte.