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bitshiftfaced on Sept 12, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Corporations are trying to hide job openings from ...

That's not the only way you can work in the US. "In 2023 17.9% of employed workers were immigrants"

https://usafacts.org/answers/what-percent-of-jobs-in-the-us-...

nova22033 on Sept 12, 2025 [–]

From your link

Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens

bitshiftfaced on Sept 13, 2025 | [–]

The real number is probably somewhere between 1% and 17.9%, since you need to include all other ways to work in the US, including the various visas.

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