Southeast Asians make up half of all low-wage workers who identify as Asian American and Pacific Islander
The bars show the distribution of workers who are paid low wages within the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) category. For example, 39.6% of all AAPI workers in the labor force are Southeast Asian but Southeast Asians make up half (50.7%) of all AAPI low-wage workers.
Bar chart disaggregating the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) racial category within California's low-wage workforce and general workforce. The four groups within the AAPI category include: South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian, Pacific Islander, and Other Asian. Of all the groups, Southeast Asian is most overrepresented in low-wage work, with 50.7% of all AAPI low-wage workers identifying as Southeast Asian, despite only making up 39.6% of the AAPI workforce.
