UCLA: Salvadoran Immigrants In California.

Salvadoran immigrants living in California are employed in more semi-skilled and whitecollar jobs than Mexican immigrants, but both are working more solidly in blue-collar jobs than U.S.-born Latinos, according to a UCLA study.

In addition, the study by the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that Salvadoran immigrants are more likely to hold jobs in the household services industry.

The findings are part of a profile of Salvadoran immigrants developed by the center. UCLA researchers decided to look at trends in the Salvadoran-American community in the state because very little information has been available, and the university wanted to fill the information gap, said David Hayes-Bautista, professor of medicine and the center director. The center, which funded the study, worked with The Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund on the project. The
center conducted a similar study last year.

“Salvadoran Americans are an integral part of the fabric of Los Angeles, and, as such, deserve the time and attention of researchers, policy analysts and decision makers. This report is our contribution to this field of study,” Hayes-Bautista said.

Statistics for the report come from the 2001 Current Population Survey, a monthly household survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In general, while Latino immigrant males are more likely to be employed than U.S.-born Latino men, Salvadoran immigrant men are even more likely to be employed than Mexican immigrants, with 81 percent of Salvadoran men holding jobs, compared to 79 percent of Mexican immigrant men and 65 percent of U.S.-born Latino men.

Salvadoran immigrant women are employed at higher rates than Mexican immigrant women, and at nearly the same rate as U.S.-born Latina women: 59 percent of Salvadoran immigrant females were employed, compared to 57 percent of U.S.-born Latina women and 45 percent of Mexican immigrant women.

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