In January 2013, foreign-born employment increased by 112,000 while native-born employment fell by 95,000 in the United States

From January 2009 to January 2013, foreign-born employment increased by 1,721,000 while native-born employment fell by 620,000. The labor force participation rate for immigrants in January 2013 (66.5%) was higher than the rate for the native-born (62.7%).