Role of immigrants in New York city's labor force in the 1990-2000's

Role of immigrants in New York city's labor force in the 1990-2000's

Immigrants play a crucial role in the city’s labor force. Overall, immigrants in 2000's statistics
account for 43 % of New York‘s labor force: recent arrivals (those who entered in 1990 or later) account for 17 %, while longer-resident immigrants account for 23 %.
Immigrants comprise a majority of those employed in several major industries, including Manufacturing (64 %), Construction (58 %), and in Accommodation, Food, and Other Services (54 %). The largest industry in New York‘s economy is Educational, Health, and Social
Services, which employs 765,400 resident workers. Immigrants made up 41 % of this industry, with a large presence in hospitals, elementary and secondary schools, home health care, nursing facilities, and colleges and universities.

Immigrants had a below average presence in Information (24 %); Public Administration (25 %); Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, and Waste Management (34 %); and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (F.I.R.E.) (35 %).
Source:https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/30/nyregion/new-arrivals-immigrants-reshape-new-york-young-immigrant-wave-lifts-new-york.html module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&action=keypress&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=article