Publisher:
Instituto Carlos III - Juan March de Ciencias Sociales (IC3JM)
Issued date:
2014-02-20
Sponsor:
The research was funded by the People Program (Marie Curie Actions) of the EU Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under REA grant agreement PCIG11-GA-2012-321730.
Serie/No.:
Estudios = Working Papers 2014/284
Keywords:
Immigration
,
Labor market
,
Europe
,
Ethnicity
,
Unión Europea
Rights:
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
Abstract:
Using data from five European Social Surveys the study focuses on labor force incorporation of sub-groups of immigrants in 10 West-European countries. Whereas the analysis reveals that rate of labor force activity among first-generation immigrants is lower thaUsing data from five European Social Surveys the study focuses on labor force incorporation of sub-groups of immigrants in 10 West-European countries. Whereas the analysis reveals that rate of labor force activity among first-generation immigrants is lower than that of comparable native-born populations regardless of ethnicity or gender, meaningful differences across sub-groups of second-generation immigrants are observed. Second-generation male and female immigrants of European origin achieve parity with native-born Europeans in rate of participation; by contrast, second-generation immigrant men and women of non-European origin and of the Muslim faith are less likely to become economically active than comparable Europeans.[+][-]