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WASHINGTON — Immigrants are returning to work more quickly than their U.S.-born counterparts but are earning significantly less than before the economic downturn, a Pew Hispanic Center study reported Friday.
Immigrants in the U.S. have gained 656,000 jobs since the recession ended in June 2009. By comparison, U.S.-born workers lost 1.2 million jobs.
The unemployment rate for immigrants fell over the same period to 8.7 percent from 9.3 percent. For American-born workers, the jobless rate rose to 9.7 percent from 9.2 percent.
