an econometric model is used to illustrate the strong connection of the immigrant workforce with production in the thai economy and therefore with levels of income an empirical assessment of the impact of foreignbom workers on income per capita cannot be made with certainty but the high share of the employed in the foreignbom population together with the positive impact of foreignbom workers on the thaibom paid employment rate suggests this impact is positive the labour market and broader economy would also benefit from the integration of foreignbom workers in terms of the quality of work although foreignbom workers are wellintegrated in terms of access to employment they remain concentrated in lowskill occupations