{"id":237372,"date":"2025-09-18T22:12:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/237372\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:12:23","slug":"report-greater-philadelphia-immigrants-fuel-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/237372\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Greater Philadelphia immigrants fuel economic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    Many industries in the region depend on immigrant workers<\/p>\n<p>Overall, a larger percentage of the immigrant population in the region, 57.16%, are of prime working age, 25 to 54, compared to 37.18% of the native-born population.<\/p>\n<p>Immigrants are also overrepresented in the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia immigrants make up 13.8% of the total working population, but hold 14.9% of jobs. Statewide, foreign-born residents account for 9.1% of the total working-age population, and hold 9.8% of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>In industries including health care, education, manufacturing, construction, retail and transportation, the data shows that immigrants make up a significant percentage of the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese sectors many of us know are already experiencing labor shortages as population ages and as people move away,\u201d Jones said. \u201cImmigrants fill roles that are essential to daily life in critical sectors of the economy. Without immigrants, current shortages would be even more severe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Monica Taylor, chair of Delaware County Council, said her county reaps the economic benefits of immigrant laborers and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost 12% of our population is foreign-born,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd when we look at the amount of new businesses that our immigrant population is opening, the entrepreneurship, the contributions in especially health care, [it] is just really astounding, and it\u2019s really helping to make our businesses thrive and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09-18-2025-k-paynter-exploring-trends-immigration-event-12.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Monica Taylor speaking during the panel discussion\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1401\"  \/>Dr. Monica Taylor, chairwoman of Delaware County Council, was a panelist at the Exploring Trends: How Immigration Shapes Our Region event at WHYY Studios on Sept. 18, 2025. (Kimberly Paynter\/WHYY)<\/p>\n<p>Nelly Jim\u00e9nez-Ar\u00e9valo, Montgomery County\u2019s director of immigrant affairs, said a similar story is playing out in her county.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see a lot of economic growth and food corridors in Montgomery County that are full of businesses,\u201d she said. \u201cThat, of course, is strengthening our tax base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09-18-2025-k-paynter-exploring-trends-immigration-event-13.jpg\" alt=\"Nelly Jim\u00e9nez-Ar\u00e9valo speaking during the panel discussion\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1401\"  \/>Nelly Jim\u00e9nez-Ar\u00e9valo, director of Montgomery County\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs, was a panelist at the Exploring Trends: How Immigration Shapes Our Region event at WHYY Studios on Sept. 18, 2025. 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