The Labor Market in the United States and Ottoman Immigrants: Evidence from the 1910 Census Cover Image

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Emek Piyasası ve Osmanlı Göçmenleri: 1910 Amerikan Nüfus Kayıtları Üzerine Bir İnceleme
The Labor Market in the United States and Ottoman Immigrants: Evidence from the 1910 Census

Author(s): Avni Önder Hanedar, Yunus Yiğit, Fazilet İrem Gür Yiğit, Sezgin Uysal, Sezgin Uysal
Subject(s): Labor relations, The Ottoman Empire, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: The Ottoman Empire; The United States of America; Migration; Labour Market; Permanent Settlement; Assimilation;

Summary/Abstract: In the early twentieth century, due to huge economic development and labor demand in the United States it became the target of migration from countries with political and economic problems. The Ottoman Empire was also affected by migration outflows. However, the economic result of these migration flows in the United States and the assimilation of migrants are not sufficiently discussed by using quantitative methods from a labor market perspective. Based on detailed data on the 1910 Census of the United States, our study outlines how early migration affected the integration and assimilation of migrants from different ethnic origins, such as Turks, Jews. Our findings indicate that groups that came earlier, Jews and Armenians, had higher wages, so they did not have problems in remaining at the US.

  • Issue Year: 9/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 85-106
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Turkish