Table 8 Wage gap if immigrants’ matching improves to that of native-born workers—2006 (weighted)
Before | After | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of workers | Total weekly wage bill | Average wage | Wage gain | Total weekly wage bill | Average wage | |
Total | ||||||
Native born | 5,926,581 | 5,936,339 | 1002 | 417,586 | 6,353,924 | 1072 |
Immigrant | 661,675 | 554,993 | 839 | 49,372 | 604,364 | 913 |
Wage gap | % | 19.42 | 17.38 | |||
NRI = 0.2–0.0 | ||||||
Native born | 3,267,461 | 3,051,809 | 934 | 384,223 | 3,436,031 | 1052 |
Immigrant | 505,113 | 303,573 | 601 | 45,998 | 349,571 | 692 |
Wage gap | % | 55.41 | 51.95 | |||