Table 2 Unemployment and transition rates, matched CPS data
From: First fired, first hired? Business cycles and immigrant labor market transitions
Immigrants (%) | N | Natives (%) | N | Immigrant-Native difference (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel A. 1996–2013 | |||||
Unemployment rate | 5.03 | 1,094,181 | 4.47 | 7,916,965 | 0.56 |
Unemployment entry rate | 1.65 | 1,041,193 | 1.22 | 7,590,294 | 0.43 |
Unemployment exit rate | 33.24 | 52,988 | 28.88 | 326,671 | 4.36 |
Panel B. 1996–2007 | |||||
Unemployment rate | 3.96 | 687,546 | 3.50 | 5,352,555 | 0.46 |
Unemployment entry rate | 1.49 | 661,004 | 1.13 | 5,174,972 | 0.36 |
Unemployment exit rate | 39.43 | 26,542 | 35.11 | 177,583 | 4.32 |
Panel C. 2008–2013 | |||||
Unemployment rate | 6.72 | 406,635 | 6.39 | 2,564,410 | 0.33 |
Unemployment entry rate | 1.92 | 380,189 | 1.39 | 2,415,322 | 0.53 |
Unemployment exit rate | 27.46 | 26,446 | 22.13 | 149,088 | 5.33 |