Table 2 Immigrant and natives' job characteristics by sectors
Agri-culture, Forestry, and Fishing | Industry (except construction) | Construction | Trade | Transport | Finance services | Public sector | Other services | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent with Permanent Contracts | Natives | 18 | 69 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 53 |
Immigrants | 23 | 52 | 26 | 46 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 52 | |
Percent with Full-Time Jobs | Natives | 94 | 97 | 99 | 91 | 96 | 89 | 92 | 71 |
Immigrants | 92 | 96 | 97 | 84 | 92 | 76 | 75 | 63 | |
Tenure (in Months) | Natives | 153.3 | 128.5 | 80.5 | 101.8 | 126.7 | 100.8 | 145.3 | 89.4 |
Immigrants | 20.3 | 30.4 | 22.4 | 25.4 | 30.8 | 29.9 | 27.2 | 28.0 | |
Percent in Low-Skilled Jobs | Natives | 24 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
Immigrants | 79 | 17 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 74 | |
Percent in Medium-Skilled Jobs | Natives | 70 | 70 | 74 | 60 | 73 | 30 | 33 | 39 |
Immigrants | 20 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 22 | |
Percent in High-Skilled Jobs | Natives | 5 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 52 | 59 | 23 |
Immigrants | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 51 | 4 |