Native-born women shrink in the workforce.
By Raif Karerat
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WASHINGTON, DC: New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that the majority of employment gains among women since the recession hit in Dec. 2007 have been among foreign-born women, reported the Washington Examiner.
The information that was released showed gains in the “employment level” among “foreign born women” and losses among “native born women.”
Charts provided by the BLS state 9.041 million foreign-born women held jobs in December of 2007 compared to 10.028 million today, a gain of roughly 1 million jobs.
Conversely, 59.322 million U.S.-born women held jobs in December of 2007 compared to 59.258 million today, which amounts to a loss of nearly 64,000 jobs.
The BLS data also notes that the number of women not in the labor force reached a record high in July. Last month’s figures represented an uptick of 124,000 over June’s level of 56,085,000 women who were out of the workforce, reported Breitbart.
While the labor participation rate remains at the lowest it has been since the late 1970s, the overall unemployment rate remained at 5.3 percent and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 215,000.
Conservatives are sure to be enraged over the newly released figures, especially considering the U.S. is slated to issue 10.5 million new green cards over the next decade.
Since the 1950s, visa programs have accounted for the overwhelming majority of immigration to the country for workers and students, as well as refugees and people are seeking political asylum. Critics of U.S. immigration policies have claimed visa programs let corporations substitute lesser-skilled and lower-paid foreigners for unemployed Americans, which has incensed individuals who oppose mass immigration to the U.S.