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2019
Economic Implications of Pennsylvania's Foreign-Born Population (2019)
November 04, 2019 | Rural People and Communities
Individuals born outside of the United States represent a significant and growing share of the U.S. population. This is also true of Pennsylvania. The researchers analyzed records from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop a descriptive profile of the socioeconomic characteristics of the foreign-born workforce in rural Pennsylvania, draw comparisons with the native-born and urban Pennsylvania workforce, and identify trends in these population characteristics that have occurred since the 2000 Census. The empirical results point to a number of potential focus areas for policymakers. These include renewed efforts to improve and make accessible English language training and adult learning/training opportunities, as well as attention to programs that will reduce poverty. The diverse socioeconomic circumstances among the rural foreign-born also underscore the challenges to developing widely-applicable policies related to the immigrant population.
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Tags: population , foreign-born , populati , workforce
Fact Sheet 2: The Socioeconomic Characteristics of Rural Pennsylvania's Foreign-Born Workforce
November 04, 2019 | Rural People and Communities
Educational attainment among the rural foreign-born workforce is bifurcated. Relative to the native-born population in rural areas, the foreign-born workforce has disproportionate shares of individuals with both (a) less than a high school degree, and (b) a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Fact Sheet 3: Earnings and Income Among Rural Pennsylvania's Foreign-Born Workforce
November 04, 2019 | Rural People and Communities
On average, foreign-born members of the workforce in rural Pennsylvania earned $34,784 per year in wage and salary income across the 2012-2016 period, which was more than $10,0000 greater than the average among native-born members of the rural workforce. However, the poverty rate was nearly 9 percentage points higher than the rate among the native-born rural workforce.
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Fact Sheet 1: The Foreign-Born Share of the Workforce in Rural Pennsylvania
November 03, 2019 | Rural People and Communities
This profile is from the study, Economic Implications of Pennsylvania's Foreign-Born Population, which analyzed individual-level data from the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year sample, U.S. Census Bureau. The workforce includes all individuals aged 16-64 who are working or potentially available to work.
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Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.