Recent changes taking place in immigrant communities in Italy are characterized by profound transformations of migrants' flows, from a typological as well as motivational point of view. In an effort to analyse this phenomenon within a given territory, the case of Umbria is presented. In this region, foreign immigrants are seen to have taken on, from 1990 onwards, an increased diversification, seen in different motivations supporting their occupational status. After highlighting the main characteristics of the foreign presence in Umbria, the article looks at its modes of economic integration in the regional labour market. Results seem to indicate that there is a gradual strengthening of the occupational position of immigrants, not matched by their level of social integration. -from English summary

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economics population Migrants demography social change Europe Population Dynamics motivation community Developed Countries Mediterranean Countries labour market socioeconomic status Residence Characteristics spatial distribution social status psychology geography sociology health care manpower Health Manpower economic integration Spain Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors Psychological Factors Behavior socioeconomics cultural factor Article Southern Europe employment status migration Geographic Factors international migration developed country Demographic Factors Umbria Emigration and Immigration Italy Economic Factors Transients and Migrants social class Human Resources employment Labor Force occupational position Occupational Status migrant flow foreign immigrants English Abstract