An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that foreign-born workers have taken the overwhelming majority of new jobs in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that since the pre-COVID peak, around 90 percent of net new jobs in the U.S. have been filled by foreign-born workers. 📰 DETAIL: The data, highlighted by Official Layoff (@LayoffAI) on X (formerly Twitter), indicates that foreign-born employment has increased by 4.3 million since February 2020, while native-born employment has only grown by 471,000. This shift has raised the foreign-born share of the workforce from 17.5 percent to 19.6 percent—almost one in five. 🎯 IMPACT: The disparity in job gains has sparked debate about the structure of the U.S. labor market, with Americans largely failing to benefit from new job creation as foreign-born employment grows 42 times faster than native-born employment. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is the most alarming stat you will read today. Foreign-born employment is growing 42x faster than native-born since 2019. FORTY-TWO TIMES.” – Official Layoff 📈 DATA: Official Layoff has tracked over 335,000 layoffs in 2026 across various sectors, raising further questions about bosses’ seeming addiction to hiring foreigners rather than locals. Examining jobs data over a longer timeframe, around 52 percent of new jobs have gone to foreigners since 2007. |
50% since 2007?
If that makes you angry, you don’t want to hear the percent of jobs that went to someone born outside of the country since COVID… https://t.co/0YVnozu9kh pic.twitter.com/n5BnOlH3BU
— Official Layoff (@LayoffAI) May 29, 2026
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