Labor market trajectories of migrants are seldom explored in a longitudinal and comparative
perspective. However, a longitudinal approach is crucial for a better understanding of
migrants' long-term occupational attainments, while comparative research is useful to
disentangle specificities and general processes across destination and origin countries. This
article explores the labor market outcomes of migrants from Senegal, Democratic Republic
of Congo, and Ghana in different European countries, using the MAFE data to compare their …

IMR Volume** Number**(Fall 2014): 1–32 1 to compare their occupational attainments
before migration, upon arrival and during the first 10 years of stay in Europe in a longitudinal
perspective. Results highlight different pattern of migrants' selection across destinations,
influenced by prior employment status and education, gender and colonial legacies, and
which impact subsequent trajectories into the European labor markets. Our analyses also
show a severe worsening of migrants' occupational status in Europe compared to their …