CMS Report April 2020 Immigrants Comprise 31 Percent of Workers in

• Two-thirds (66 percent) of home health care workers and aides for the elderly; undocumented immigrants comprise 11 percent of all home health care workers and elderly aides in the state, and 6 percent of all workers in essential businesses. [...] CMS Report April 2020 • 41 percent of janitors and building cleaners, 33 percent of workers in disinfection, and 38 percent of those who manufacture soap and cleaning compounds,2 all crucial functions in responding to the pandemic. [...] • 16 percent of the state’s agricultural employees, almost 30 percent of workers in food and beverage manufacturing and processing, and 32 percent in grocery and other food and beverage stores. [...] A description of the CMS estimation procedures, as well as a discussion of the plausibility of the estimates, is provided in Warren (2020). [...] 9 Immigrants Comprise 31 Percent of Workers in New York State Essential Businesses and 70 Percent of the State’s Undocumented Labor Force Works in Essential Businesses Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)* Top-line findings Profiles of Essential Workers during the Pandemic Methodology References.