Work permits provide a provide a partial but close to real-time measure of how changes in the pace of immigration can affect labor supply.
Wendy Edelberg and Eileen Powell introduce a new tracker of U.S. work permit applications and approvals through 2025 that could offer insight into how large reductions in net migration could lead to slower employment growth over time.
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