Immigrants in the Total Labor Force: Australia, Canada, and the United States, 2001 to 2009

Immigrants in the Labor Force in Australia, Canada, and the United States, 2001 to 2009
(Thousands and percentages)
 
Australia
Canada
United States
2001
2006
2009
2001
2006
2001
2006
2009
Immigrants in the labor force (age 15 and older) 2,360 2,663 3,062 3,151 3,635 18,994 23,343 24,815
Immigrants as share of total labor force (%) 24.5 25.2 26.9 19.9 21.2 13.4 15.6 16.2

Notes: No 2009 data are available for Canada.

Source: OECD, International Migration Outlook 2011 (Table A.2.2. Stocks of Foreign-Born Labor Force in OECD Countries).