Figure 1 Source: ACS 2009-2011
The working force among foreign-born Mexicans seems to be very different then other foreign-born Latino groups and all other foreign-born people living in New York City. As the data shows, the percentage of working males among foreign-born Mexicans is almost the same as the amount of males who are of working-age; this is very different than the foreign-born Latino and all foreign-born groups, who’s statistics are very similar. A larger percentage of male Mexicans are working than all other foreign-born groups. Yet female participation in the labor force among foreign-born Mexicans is a full 12% less than all other foreign-born groups. Part of this may be attributed to the fact that there are less Mexican females of working age among the foreign-born population, but still, there is a higher percentage of the foreign-born Mexican population of females not in the labor force compared to those in the labor force. The Mexican tradition of patriarchy also supports this data, yet other foreign-born Latino groups show to be more in line with other foreign-born groups, showing a trend of assimilation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2009-2011. American Community Survey, 3-year estimates 2009-2011. (IPUMS data analyzed by John Mollenkopf).
