Sunday, August 17, 2025

White House says jobs surging among U.S.-born. Here’s what economists say. - The Washington Post

Despite the Trump administration's celebrations, other data suggests that U.S.-born workers are on less stable footing than their foreign-born counterparts this year. 

While economists take issue with foreign- and native-born worker counts from the census survey, they say the unemployment rate, employment-population ratio and labor force participation rate provide a more accurate snapshot of the job market and how it has changed over time. 

Joblessness is actually higher among U.S.-born workers than among immigrants, and U.S.-born workers are more likely to be unemployed than they were a year ago, BLS data shows...



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