New Americans in Missoula
New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants in the Missoula region contributed $219.9 million to the region’s GDP in 2016 and paid $19.3 million in federal taxes and $7 million in state and local taxes. The report, New Americans in Missoula, was released in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Missoula and the City of Missoula Office of Housing and Community Development.
In addition to their financial contributions, the new report shows the role the immigrant population in the Missoula region plays in the local labor force. Though they are 2.3 percent of the region’s population, immigrants punch above their weight, representing 3.3 percent of workers in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and 4.1 percent of all entrepreneurs. The report also shows that 52.5 percent of immigrants in the Missoula region held a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to only 32 percent of the U.S.-born population.
New American Economy. (2018). New Americans in Missoula. Retrieved from http://www.newamericaneconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/G4G_Missoula.pdf