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News February 6, 2025

The New York Times: Friday’s jobs report will be confusing. Here’s how to make sense of it.

“'There is going to be a massive amount of confusion,' said Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Project, an economic policy arm of the Brookings Instituti…
News January 21, 2025

Yahoo Finance: Trump immigration policies may ‘reduce GDP growth’ by 0.5%

"Immigrants have a relatively large footprint in the agricultural industry, for example, so I would absolutely expect a reduction in immigration to result in h…
News January 11, 2025

CNBC: Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices

“Unauthorized immigrants are key parts of the workforce, especially in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and the service sector. So those areas of the …
News December 11, 2024

Marketplace: Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force

“'You’re asking young families to spend a college tuition to have their child taken care of,' said Lauren Bauer, an economist with the Brookings Institution. '…
News December 9, 2024

CNBC: Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care

“In a recent Brookings Institution study, researchers weighed the potential effects on the labor market and U.S. gross domestic product in 2025 in high- and lo…
News December 3, 2024

Yahoo Finance: US labor market braces for disruption as Trump vows mass deportations

“'The reason that mass deportations are disruptive is not simply because our economy relies on this labor; it's the abruptness of it,' said Wendy Edelberg, a d…
News November 28, 2024

The Wall Street Journal: What Trump’s immigration plans mean for America’s job growth

“Researchers at Brookings modeled a 'high' and a ‘low' scenario for net migration under Trump in 2025, ranging from a net gain of 1.22 million people to a net …
News November 19, 2024

Bloomberg: Day care costs are reversing working mothers’ gains

“That one-two punch appears to be pushing some mothers out of the workforce. Lauren Bauer, an economist and fellow at the Brookings Institution, has been track…
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