Where Are the Workers? A Look into the Decline in Immigration

Cassandra Marks and Hannah Rubinton

Economic Synopses, 2023, 3 pages

Abstract: The number of missing workers in the US labor force peaked at 2.58 million in June 2020 during the pandemic, but immigration restrictions are likely not the main driver of the high vacancy-to-unemployment ratio.

Keywords: COVID-19; immigration; immigration restrictions; vacancy-to-unemployment ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.20955/es.2023.19

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