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Traditionally, foreign labor has found jobs in services and industry, but that picture has changed.

The central bank of Denmark: Foreign labour has filled half of all new jobs over the last 12–13 years

Illustration: Tomas Østergren. Grafik: Freepik
Illustration: Tomas Østergren. Grafik: Freepik
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Every seventh wage earner in Denmark is of foreign origin

That is a sharp increase over a few decades. In the early 1990s, just 3 percent of wage earners were of foreign origin, and they typically worked in low-paid jobs in hotels, restaurants, or industry.

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