Immigrant Workers Essential for U.S. Labor Force Growth by 2052.
New research from the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) reveals that immigrant workers will be the sole source of growth in the U.S. labor force after 2052. The study indicates that the number of Americans in prime working age will remain stagnant well before that date. These findings highlight the critical role of immigrant workers in driving U.S. economic growth and maintaining living standards.
Economists Pia Orrenius and Chloe Smith from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas emphasized that economic growth relies on both an increase in the labor force and improvements in productivity. Without new workers, businesses cannot expand, which ultimately impacts consumers as companies struggle to provide goods and services.
Immigrant Workers’ Impact on Labor Force
Over the past five years, the U.S. labor force has seen the addition of only 479,000 U.S.-born workers. In contrast, 3.6 million foreign-born workers joined the labor force during the same period, according to NFAP research. This means that immigrant workers account for 88% of the labor force growth in America since 2019. The research analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey and the Census.
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