Where have American jobs gone?
I’ve been living in Manhattan for nearly twenty years and, boy, have I seen a lot. In thinking about where entry-level and middle level jobs have gone to around here, I made a note to look closely within my community in order to observe where a shift to immigrant labor and ownership has taken place.
The following is a list of my findings:
Aestheticians (in Spanish)
Administrative Support in Medical Fields (& all fields, in Spanish)
Attorneys (immigration & work accident, in Spanish) Advocates/Activisim/Alliances (in Spanish)
Beauty Salon (particularly for straightening African hair) & Beauty Supply (in Spanish)
Bodegas/Deli/Fast Food/Ethnic Supermarket (in Spanish)
Bakery (in Spanish)
Banking (in Spanish)
Building Super/Maintenance (in Spanish)
Business Services (in Spanish)
Car Service/Transportation/Parking lots (in Spanish)
Child Day Care Centers
Clothing/Retail/Make-Up
Construction/Manual Laborers/Hardware stores
Education (ESL)
Food Trucks/ Food Kiosks/Street Food (in Spanish)
Furniture stores (in Spanish)
Home Care (in Spanish)
Hotel (in Spanish)
Insurance…
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