Educated and Staying at Home: Asian Immigrant Wives’ Labor Force Participation in the U.S.

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megumi Omori
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Staying At Home ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Immigrant Wives ◽  
At Home

Labor Force Participation, Household Composition and Sponsorship among Southeast Asian Refugees

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Bach ◽  
Rita Carroll-Seguin
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Southeast Asian Refugees ◽  
The U.S

This article investigates more fully the complexities of refugees’ participation in the U.S. labor market and possible sources of variations in their experience. The article focuses specifically on the labor market experiences of Southeast Asian refugees.

The Double Disadvantage Reconsidered: Gender, Immigration, Marital Status, and Global Labor Force Participation in the 21st Century

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 335-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine M. Donato ◽  
Bhumika Piya ◽  
Anna Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Immigrant Labor ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
The U.S

Although women's representation among international migrants in many countries has risen over the last 100 years, we know far less about gender gaps in the labor force participation of immigrants across a wide span of host societies. Prior studies have established that immigrant women are doubly disadvantaged in terms of labor market outcomes in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. These studies suggest an intriguing question: Are there gender gaps in immigrant labor force participation across destinations countries? In this paper, we investigate the extent to which the double disadvantage exists for immigrant women in a variety of host countries. We also examine how marriage moderates this double disadvantage. For the U.S., although we find that immigrant women have had the lowest labor force participation rates compared to natives and immigrant men since 1960, marital status is an important stratifying attribute that helps explain nativity differences. Extending the analysis to eight other countries reveals strong gender differences in labor force participation and shows how marriage differentiates immigrant women's labor force entry more so than men's.

Asian Immigrant Settlement and Adjustment in Australia

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 339-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siew-Ean Khoo ◽  
Kee Pookong ◽  
Trevor Dang ◽  
Jing Shu
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Settlement

Asians have been the fastest growing overseas-born population inAustralia, more than doubling from 1981 to 1991. Based on the 1991 Census, this article broadly examines economic and social characteristics of the Asian-born population in Australia. Economic factors such as labor force participation, unemployment, occupation, income and housing reveal a great diversity in the settlement experience of the Asian-born, attributable to the diversity of backgrounds. The speed and success of adjustment by refugees and migrants from business, skill and family migrant streams are assisted by such social factors as English language proficiency.

scholarly journals The Labor Force Participation Rate: An Examination Of The Determinants Of Its Recent Precipitous Decline

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1873
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Litzinger ◽  
John H. Dunn, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Labor Force Participation Rate ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ageing Society ◽  
Precipitous Decline ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is defined as those Americans in the labor force, i.e. above the age of sixteen, below retirement age, who are either actively employed or actively seeking employment. From 1950 until 1998 it rose from 59.2% to 67.2%. Given the near doubling of the U.S. population, its impact on our economy was enormous. However, since 1998 the LFPR has declined steadily to 63.3%. Parallel to this decline, we have seen a polarization of both wealth and income in the U.S. Many economists have examined both trends the decline of LFPR and inequality and have put forth a variety of determinants. These include technology and globalization a decline or hollowing out of the middle class, if you will. Also included are the demographics of an ageing society, and the increased racial and gender participation, but also a workforce that has become only marginally prepared by todays educational institutions. Another class of determinants is the welfare safety net at both the Federal and state levels, including extended unemployment benefits, disability payments and other subsidies. The authors examine each class of determinants, including whether their aspects are cyclical, structural or even part of an ominous trend for our economy.

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