3.21.2002
How Many Undocumented
The Numbers Behind The U.S.-Mexico Migration Talks
by B. Lindsay Lowell and Roberto Suro
There are more than 5 million unauthorized workers in the U.S. economy. This study estimates that these workers have become a very substantial presence in the sectors where they are concentrated. More than a million undocumented persons are employed in manufacturing and a similar number in the service industries. More than 600,000 work in construction and more than 700,000 in restaurants.
Other Resources
Estimating the Distribution of Undocumented Workers in the Urban Labor Force: Technical Memorandum to "How many undocumented: The numbers behind the U.S.-Mexico Migration Talks"
by B. Lindsay Lowell and Richard Fry, The Pew Hispanic Center
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