Recent Spike in Immigration and Easing Labor Markets

Duzhak, Evgeniya A.

Journal Article

Recent Spike in Immigration and Easing Labor Markets

Abstract: The Congressional Budget Office recently raised its demographic projections for net U.S. immigration. Most of the increase in the projections came from undocumented immigrants. Updating the CBO estimates with recent data points shows a continuing strong inflow of undocumented migrants. Analysis linking the revised estimates for this group to labor market statistics shows that immigrants joining the workforce are likely to have modestly eased labor market tightness.

Keywords: immigration; labor markets; NIM; vacancy-to-unemployment ratio;