In my wildest dreams, I can not imagine Peri, Shih and Sparber, concluding the mere presence of immigrant workers causes wages to rise –- these are employment based migrants, their gig is to move to the locations where the wages are rising.
The mainstream media is on a mission to extol the virtue of the In this particular instance, it is impossible to tell if the
journalistic pro-immigration slant is coming from the Wall Street Journal authors, Josh Zumbrun and Matt Stiles and if the article’s title, "
Skilled Foreign Workers a Boon to Pay, Study Finds” was their idea, was created by their editor, or is actually contained in the “Study” that Zumbrun and Stiles neglected to name. I guess the WSJ authors thought that nobody would be interested in reading the study, authored by,
Giovanni Peri,
Kevin Shih,
Chad Sparber, and entitled, “
Foreign STEM Workers and Native Wages and Employment in U.S. Cities”, so why bother to provide the name of the study that they are writing about?
Instead of reporting, the WSJ's Zumbrun and Stiles open by editorializing the first sentence…
Want a pay raise? Ask your employer to hire more immigrant scientists.
That's the general conclusion of a study that examined wage data and immigration in 219 metropolitan areas from 1990 to 2010. Researchers found that cities seeing the biggest influx of foreign-born workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics—the so-called STEM professions—saw wages climb fastest for the native-born, college-educated population.
I tend to find that journalists are often duped into misrepresenting pro-immigration publications, at least in the previous quote, they used the qualifier “general conclusion” rather than a statement of fact, but then they follow later with this…
Mr. Peri, along with co-authors Kevin Shih at UC Davis, and Chad Sparber at Colgate University, studied how wages for college- and noncollege-educated native workers shifted along with immigration. They found that a one-percentage-point increase in the share of workers in STEM fields raised wages for college-educated natives by seven to eight percentage points and wages of the noncollege-educated natives by three to four percentage points.
In my wildest dreams, I can not imagine Peri, Shih and Sparber, concluding the mere presence of immigrant workers causes wages to rise – they are employment based migrants, their gig is to move to locations where the wages are rising. Anyway, I’m not going to spend the five dollars to purchase the study, I found the data in my browser’s cache and that’s what I’m primarily interested in.
But we do have a quote from the article:
"A lot of people have the idea there is a fixed number of jobs," said one of the authors, Giovanni Peri of the University of California, Davis.
"It's completely turned around." Immigrants can boost the productivity of the overall economy, he said, "because then the pie grows and there are more jobs for other people as well and there's not a zero-sum trade-off between natives and immigrants."
I took the data from the 1990 to 2010 study which (from the WSJ article) infers that H-1B STEM workers (the sample data) are causational to better employment outcomes across Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The chart below includes the study data and
BLS Unemployment data for 2010. The red horizontal line is the National Unemployment Rate (9.6%) for the year of 2010
With this chart, I’m not trying to imply that H-1B has any measurable affect on the entire national unemployment rate, this is clearly displayed on the leftmost eight of the ten groups of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). However, when we look at the MSAs where H-1B participation is declining, static and increasing, we do see a measurable difference in the local unemployment rates.
Where there is less immigrant pressure on the employment market (leftmost 2 MSA groups) the unemployment rates are slightly lower. For the six MSA group in the middle of the chart, a small increase of 0.1 to 1.0 percent increase in H-1B participation unemployment rates are slightly higher than the 9.6% rate. The two rightmost MSA groups likely displays MSA groups where the business cycle was recovering from the recession with both H-1B migrants and citizen STEM workers moving to those locations.
Judging from leftmost 8 of 10 MSA groups in the chart, the statement made by Giovanni Peri , “Immigrants can boost the productivity of the overall economy…”, would be an exception rather than the rule and therefore indicating that immigrant participation is not causational.
Again, my thesis does not prove that MSAs with a better business climate attracts higher paid workers and immigrants, but it is just as viable as the thesis that the presence of immigrant workers cause higher wages.
The MSA groups in order of appearance in the chart.
Yellow background indicates wage growth of 15% or above (Avg. 8.69 Unemployment in 2010)
| MSA of H-1B Participation Decline |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Flint | MI | -0.2 | -23.1 | 13.8 |
| Rocky Mount | NC | -0.2 | -13.1 | 13.8 |
| Kankakee | IL | -0.3 | -7.9 | 13.3 |
| Kokomo | IN | -0.4 | -5.7 | 12.1 |
| Sumter | SC | -0.9 | -24.3 | 12 |
| Fitchburg-Leominster | MA | -0.7 | -8.7 | 10.7 |
| Albany | GA | -0.7 | -6.4 | 10.7 |
| Grand Junction | CO | -0.4 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Greenville | NC | -0.4 | -6.7 | 10.4 |
| Jackson | TN | -0.2 | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| Panama City | FL | -0.9 | -16.6 | 10.1 |
| Flagstaff | AZ-UT | -0.1 | -15.3 | 9.7 |
| Columbus | GA-AL | -0.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Goldsboro | NC | -0.1 | -7.2 | 9.3 |
| Biloxi-Gulfport | MS | -0.1 | 21.8 | 9.3 |
| Gadsden | AL | -0.4 | -15.2 | 9.2 |
| Wausau | WI | -0.1 | 6.9 | 9 |
| Laredo | TX | -0.7 | -7 | 8.9 |
| Barnstable-Yarmouth | MA | -1.4 | -8 | 8.7 |
| Dothan | AL | -1.3 | -16.2 | 8.3 |
| Glens Falls | NY | -1.1 | -21.4 | 8.2 |
| Newburgh-Middletown | NY | -1.9 | -18.5 | 8.1 |
| Fort Smith | AR-OK | -0.2 | -11.5 | 8.1 |
| Lynchburg | VA | -0.1 | 2.9 | 8 |
| Auburn-Opelika | AL | -0.5 | -27 | 7.8 |
| Topeka | KS | -0.1 | -7.5 | 7.1 |
| Lake Charles | LA | -1 | 11.1 | 7 |
| Alexandria | LA | -0.1 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Portland | ME | -0.6 | -1.5 | 6.8 |
| Sioux City | IA-NE | -0.1 | -12.7 | 6.8 |
| Charlottesville | VA | -0.8 | -8.1 | 6 |
| Iowa City | IA | -0.6 | -19.5 | 4.5 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 32.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | -0.53 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | -7.82 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.22 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation = NONE |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Elkhart-Goshen | IN | 0 | -1.8 | 13.4 |
| Benton Harbor | MI | 0 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Myrtle Beach | SC | 0 | 19.1 | 12.1 |
| Danville | VA | 0 | -6.2 | 11.8 |
| Mansfield | OH | 0 | 6 | 11.7 |
| Toledo | OH-MI | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| Pueblo | CO | 0 | 21.4 | 10.5 |
| Yakima | WA | 0 | 5.4 | 10.1 |
| Johnson City-Kingsport--Bristol | TN-VA | 0 | 15 | 9.1 |
| Hattiesburg | MS | 0 | -14.5 | 9 |
| Florence | AL | 0 | -7.7 | 8.8 |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | 0 | -0.4 | 8.7 |
| Evansville | IN-KY | 0 | 15.5 | 8.5 |
| Tallahassee | FL | 0 | -15.9 | 8.3 |
| St. Joseph | MO | 0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 0 | -5 | 8.1 |
| Duluth-Superior | MN-WI | 0 | 18.3 | 8.1 |
| Monroe | LA | 0 | 5.5 | 7.8 |
| Wichita Falls | TX | 0 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
| St. Cloud | MN | 0 | -13.6 | 7.5 |
| Longview-Marshall | TX | 0 | 23.9 | 7.5 |
| New Orleans | LA | 0 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Shreveport | LA | 0 | 14.8 | 6.9 |
| Abilene | TX | 0 | -5.4 | 6.5 |
| Houma-Thibodoux | LA | 0 | 13.4 | 5.4 |
| Billings | MT | 0 | 12.3 | 5.2 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 26.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.00 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 4.87 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 8.90 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation = 0.1% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Yuma | AZ | 0.1 | 11.2 | 26.1 |
| Yuba City | CA | 0.1 | 18.4 | 19.3 |
| Rockford | IL | 0.1 | 7.5 | 15.4 |
| Medford | OR | 0.1 | -3 | 12.6 |
| Youngstown-Warren | OH-PA | 0.1 | -4.5 | 11.3 |
| Canton | OH | 0.1 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | IN | 0.1 | 5.6 | 11.3 |
| Janesville-Beloit | WI | 0.1 | 2 | 11.2 |
| Terre Haute | IN | 0.1 | -17.3 | 11.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield | OR | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
| Lima | OH | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| Dayton-Springfield | OH | 0.1 | 2.8 | 10.7 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange | TX | 0.1 | 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Racine | WI | 0.1 | -9.4 | 10.1 |
| Clarksville- Hopkinsville | TN-KY | 0.1 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| Pensacola | FL | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10 |
| Mobile | AL | 0.1 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre | PA | 0.1 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Anniston | AL | 0.1 | 7 | 9.4 |
| Johnstown | PA | 0.1 | -4.3 | 9.2 |
| Reading | PA | 0.1 | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| Williamsport | PA | 0.1 | -2.3 | 8.8 |
| York | PA | 0.1 | 19.5 | 8.6 |
| Knoxville | TN | 0.1 | 0.9 | 8 |
| Fort Walton Beach | FL | 0.1 | 3.2 | 7.9 |
| Tyler | TX | 0.1 | 21.7 | 7.9 |
| Athens | GA | 0.1 | -1 | 7.5 |
| Lancaster | PA | 0.1 | 12.2 | 7.4 |
| Sioux Falls | SD | 0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 29.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.10 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 1.99 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 10.73 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 0.1% and < 0.3% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Redding | CA | 0.2 | -3 | 15.8 |
| Hickory-Morgantown | NC | 0.2 | -3.1 | 13.8 |
| Vineland-Milville-Bridgetown | NJ | 0.2 | 5.8 | 13.6 |
| Salinas-Sea Side-Monterey | CA | 0.2 | 14.1 | 12.7 |
| Saginaw-Bay City-Midland | MI | 0.2 | 6.1 | 12.1 |
| Muncie | IN | 0.2 | -4.8 | 11.2 |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa-Palm Bay | FL | 0.2 | 7.7 | 11.2 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | MI | 0.2 | 2.1 | 10.8 |
| Fort Wayne | IN | 0.2 | -7.9 | 10.3 |
| Spokane | WA | 0.2 | 18.2 | 9.9 |
| Decatur | AL | 0.2 | -1.7 | 9.6 |
| Charleston-N.Charleston | SC | 0.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
| Bellingham | WA | 0.2 | -2.1 | 9 |
| Sheboygan | WI | 0.2 | -7.8 | 8.9 |
| Asheville | NC | 0.2 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| Binghamton | NY | 0.2 | 4.6 | 8.8 |
| Chattanooga | TN-GA | 0.2 | 6.2 | 8.8 |
| Springfield | MO | 0.2 | -1.6 | 8.5 |
| Rochester | NY | 0.2 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| Dover | DE | 0.2 | -4.7 | 8.1 |
| Springfield | IL | 0.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Las Cruces | NM | 0.2 | -1.3 | 7.8 |
| Altoona | PA | 0.2 | 15.7 | 7.6 |
| Anchorage | AK | 0.2 | 2.7 | 7.3 |
| Eau Claire | WI | 0.2 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| Fargo-Morehead | ND-MN | 0.2 | -10 | 4.1 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 26.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.20 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 2.50 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.68 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 0.2% and < 0.3% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Modesto | CA | 0.3 | 0.6 | 17.2 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville | CA | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17 |
| Chico | CA | 0.3 | 3.5 | 13.8 |
| Ocala | FL | 0.3 | 9.3 | 13.5 |
| Jackson | MI | 0.3 | -5.4 | 12.7 |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 0.3 | 3.5 | 11.6 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito | TX | 0.3 | 6.2 | 11.3 |
| Salem | OR | 0.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| Greeley | CO | 0.3 | 18.1 | 10.2 |
| Tacoma | WA | 0.3 | 12.8 | 9.6 |
| Fayetteville | NC | 0.3 | -3.2 | 9.5 |
| Erie | PA | 0.3 | 5.5 | 9.1 |
| Augusta-Aiken | GA-SC | 0.3 | 6.2 | 9.1 |
| Savannah | GA | 0.3 | -5.3 | 9 |
| Birmingham | AL | 0.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | NY | 0.3 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| Jacksonville | NC | 0.3 | 13.3 | 8.5 |
| Joplin | MO | 0.3 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| Bremerton | WA | 0.3 | 15.6 | 8.2 |
| Utica-Rome | NY | 0.3 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Lafayette-W.Appleton, WI | IN | 0.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 |
| Kileen-Temple | TX | 0.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| Tulsa | OK | 0.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah | WI | 0.3 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Lubbock | TX | 0.3 | 13.2 | 6.3 |
| Cedar Rapids | IA | 0.3 | 12 | 6.2 |
| Lincoln | NE | 0.3 | 17.2 | 4.2 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 27.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.30 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 6.87 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.70 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 0.3% and < 0.6% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Merced | CA | 0.5 | 4.4 | 18.7 |
| Fresno | CA | 0.4 | 5.7 | 16.7 |
| Bakersfield | CA | 0.4 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral | FL | 0.4 | 10.4 | 12.7 |
| Waterbury | CT | 0.5 | 9 | 12.4 |
| Lakeland-Winterhaven | FL | 0.5 | -9 | 12.2 |
| Punta Gorda | FL | 0.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Decatur | IL | 0.4 | 19.4 | 11.9 |
| Naples | FL | 0.5 | 29.7 | 11.6 |
| Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point | NC | 0.5 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| Grand Rapids | MI | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| Wilmington | NC | 0.4 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | CA | 0.5 | 15.5 | 10.5 |
| Peoria | IL | 0.5 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
| Hagerstown | MD | 0.5 | 7.9 | 10.1 |
| Lansing-E. Lansing | MI | 0.5 | 2.8 | 10 |
| Akron | OH | 0.5 | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| St. Louis | MO-IL | 0.5 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 0.5 | 16.6 | 9.8 |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton | OH-KY-IN | 0.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson | SC | 0.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc | CA | 0.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | PA-NJ | 0.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| Cleveland | OH | 0.5 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| Milwaukee | WI | 0.5 | 13 | 8.9 |
| Montgomery | AL | 0.5 | -3.7 | 8.8 |
| Wichita | KS | 0.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Syracuse | NY | 0.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Davenport IA-Rock Island -Moline | IL | 0.4 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| Jackson | MS | 0.5 | 10.6 | 8.5 |
| Albuquerque | NM | 0.5 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 0.5 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| Norfolk-VA Beach--Newport News | VA | 0.5 | 11 | 7.5 |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 0.4 | 10.1 | 7.4 |
| Waco | TX | 0.5 | 13.4 | 7.2 |
| Little Rock--North Little Rock | AR | 0.4 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 0.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| Manchester | NH | 0.4 | -6.2 | 6.3 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | IA | 0.5 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Lafayette | LA | 0.5 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Honolulu | HI | 0.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| Amarillo | TX | 0.4 | 15.2 | 5.6 |
| Omaha | NE-IA | 0.5 | 13 | 5.2 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 43.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.47 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 7.70 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.60 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 0.5% and < 0.8% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Riverside-San Bernardino | CA | 0.6 | -0.6 | 14.3 |
| Santa Cruz | CA | 0.7 | 14.1 | 12.7 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr-Mission | TX | 0.7 | -6.7 | 12.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | FL | 0.7 | 6.9 | 11.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach | CA | 0.7 | 7.3 | 11.8 |
| Miami-Hialeah | FL | 0.7 | -0.7 | 11.3 |
| Macon-Warner Robins | GA | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| Louisville | KY-IN | 0.6 | 3.7 | 10.1 |
| Memphis | TN-AR-MS | 0.6 | 14.1 | 10.1 |
| El Paso | TX | 0.7 | -2.1 | 9.8 |
| Tucson | AZ | 0.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
| Columbia | SC | 0.6 | 4.1 | 9.3 |
| Springfield-Holyoke-Chicopee | MA | 0.7 | 18.8 | 9.2 |
| Nashville | TN | 0.6 | 12.3 | 8.8 |
| Bridgeport | CT | 0.6 | 43.4 | 8.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette | KY | 0.7 | 16.8 | 8.4 |
| Bloomington | IN | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7.9 |
| Green Bay | WI | 0.6 | 20.5 | 7.8 |
| Odessa | TX | 0.7 | 35 | 7.8 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon--Carlisle | PA | 0.6 | 13.8 | 7.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | NY | 0.7 | 8 | 7.4 |
| San Antonio | TX | 0.7 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Bryan-College Station | TX | 0.7 | 20 | 6.6 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 23.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.65 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 11.03 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.60 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 0.7% and < 1.1% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Stockton | CA | 1 | 8 | 17.3 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach | FL | 1 | 10.9 | 15.1 |
| Las Vegas | NV | 1 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| Detroit | MI | 0.8 | -0.2 | 13.9 |
| Atlantic City | NJ | 0.8 | 18.4 | 12.7 |
| Sacramento | CA | 1 | 17.8 | 12.5 |
| Sarasota | FL | 0.8 | 6.2 | 12 |
| New Bedford | MA | 0.8 | 27.6 | 11.8 |
| Ventura-Oxnard-Simi Valley | CA | 1 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| Chicago | IL | 1 | 13.5 | 10.4 |
| Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul | IL | 1 | 16.1 | 9.1 |
| Denver-Boulder | CO | 1 | 16.9 | 9.1 |
| Indianapolis | IN | 0.8 | 5.5 | 9 |
| Kansas City | MO-KS | 0.8 | 12.3 | 8.9 |
| Philadelphia | PA-NJ | 0.8 | 16.2 | 8.9 |
| Wilmington | DE-NJ-MD | 1 | 10 | 8.9 |
| Columbus | OH | 1 | 12.8 | 8.7 |
| Olympia | WA | 0.8 | 13.6 | 8.4 |
| Provo-Orem | UT | 0.8 | 26.3 | 8 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden | UT | 0.9 | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| Richland-Kennewick-Pasco | WA | 0.9 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | CO | 0.9 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| Santa Fe | NM | 1 | 21.6 | 6.5 |
| Columbia | MO | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
| Des Moines | IA | 0.9 | 13.6 | 6.2 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 25.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.91 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 12.13 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 10.08 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation > 1.0% and < 2.0% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Reno | NV | 1.5 | 10.7 | 13.1 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | NC-SC | 1.2 | 20 | 11.8 |
| Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket | MA-RI | 1.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Orlando | FL | 1.3 | 2 | 11.3 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach | FL | 1.4 | 3.5 | 11.3 |
| Jacksonville | FL | 1.3 | 13.1 | 10.9 |
| Portland | OR-WA | 1.4 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| San Diego | CA | 1.9 | 15.4 | 10.6 |
| Phoenix | AZ | 1.4 | 11.8 | 9.7 |
| New Haven-Meriden | CT | 1.5 | 24.9 | 9.6 |
| Hartford-Bristol-Middleton- New Britain | CT | 1.1 | 13.9 | 9.4 |
| New York-Northeastern | NJ | 1.2 | 19.6 | 9 |
| Boise City | ID | 1.8 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Baltimore | MD | 1.2 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | TX | 1.8 | 17.2 | 8.2 |
| Ann Arbor | MI | 1.8 | 16.9 | 8.1 |
| Gainesville | FL | 1.1 | 17.1 | 8 |
| Richmond-Petersburg | VA | 1.1 | 16.6 | 7.9 |
| Danbury | CT | 1.2 | 26.1 | 7.8 |
| Roanoke | VA | 1.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | MN | 1.3 | 19.5 | 7.3 |
| State College | PA | 1.1 | 13.3 | 6.2 |
| Madison | WI | 1.7 | 20 | 6 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 23.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 1.39 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 14.43 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 9.28 |
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| Increase/Decline: H-1B Participation >= 2% |
| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Vallejo | CA | 2.7 | 25.5 | 10.3 |
| Atlanta | GA | 2 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| Seattle-Everett | WA | 3.1 | 24.1 | 9.6 |
| Worcester | MA | 2.9 | 6.6 | 8.9 |
| Raleigh-Durham | NC | 3.4 | 17.3 | 8.8 |
| Houston-Brazoria | TX | 2.1 | 19.2 | 8.5 |
| Trenton | NJ | 2 | 17.7 | 7.9 |
| Bloomington-Normal | IL | 2.6 | 13 | 7.8 |
| Boston | MA-NH | 2 | 23.9 | 7.5 |
| Huntsville | AL | 3.2 | 28.1 | 7.3 |
| Austin | TX | 3.5 | 25.3 | 7.1 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale | AR | 2.7 | 36.8 | 6.5 |
| Washington | DC-MD-VA | 2.8 | 28.6 | 6.5 |
| Rochester | MN | 2.9 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 14.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 2.71 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 20.26 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | 8.07 |
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The following list could not be mapped to the 372 MSAs listed at
http://www.bls.gov/lau/lamtrk10.htm, or were otherwise duplicative of other MSAs, the count of MSAs used in the WSJ article is 280.
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| Metro Statistical Area | State | H-1B Participation % | STEM Wages % | 2010 Unemployment |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk | NY | -0.1 | -9.2 | N/A |
| Sharon | PA | 0 | -7.8 | N/A |
| Fort Pierce | FL | 0.1 | -2.8 | N/A |
| LaCrosse | WI | 0.3 | -7.6 | N/A |
| Kenosha | WI | 0.3 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Monmouth-Ocean | NJ | 0.5 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Hamilton-Middleton | OH | 0.7 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Galveston-Texas City | TX | 1 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Brockton | MA | 1.3 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Nashua | NH | 1.5 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Yolo | CA | 1.8 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Dutchess Co. | NY | 2.2 | 30.3 | N/A |
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| Metro Statistical Area Count = | 12.00 |
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| H-1B Participation % (Avg) = | 0.80 |
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| STEM Wages % (Avg) = | 6.46 |
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| 2010 Unemployment Avg = | N/A |
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