Abstract

We use Census microdata for 2016 to investigate migrants’ labor market outcomes in Ireland, a ‘new’ country of immigration. EEA migrants can live and work in Ireland without restriction: for non-EEA migrants, immigration is strictly managed. EEA East European men and women have low unemployment rates but very low rates of professional/managerial employment. Non-EEA migrants tend to have higher unemployment rates but also high rates of work in professional/managerial occupations. Migrants from countries with high asylum flows are especially disadvantaged in the labor market, particularly men. Black respondents have poorer labor market outcomes than Whites, regardless of origin country or migration motive, but not Asians. We reflect how policies governing migration and asylum in Ireland affect who comes to Ireland and their labor market outcomes.

摘要

我们使用 2016 年的人口普查微观数据来调查爱尔兰这个“新”移民国家的移民劳动力市场结果。欧洲经济区移民可以不受限制地在爱尔兰生活和工作：对于非欧洲经济区移民，移民受到严格管理。EEA 东欧男性和女性的失业率较低，但专业/管理就业率非常低。非欧洲经济区移民往往有更高的失业率，但在专业/管理职位上的工作率也很高。来自庇护流量高的国家的移民在劳动力市场上尤其处于不利地位，尤其是男性。无论原籍国或移民动机如何，黑人受访者的劳动力市场结果都比白人差，但亚洲人则不然。我们反映了爱尔兰的移民和庇护政策如何影响来到爱尔兰的人及其劳动力市场的结果。