Podcast interview: How might New England’s changing migration trends impact its labor markets? Podcast interview: How might New England’s changing migration trends impact its labor markets?

Boston Fed researcher shares what post-pandemic migration shifts could mean for region’s workforce Boston Fed researcher shares what post-pandemic migration shifts could mean for region’s workforce

By Amanda Blanco
March 26, 2024

How have New England’s migration and visa trends changed since COVID-19, and what could this mean for the region’s labor markets?

A New England Public Policy Center brief, “Recent Migration and Visa Trends in New England and Implications for the Labor Market,” indicates the contributions of foreign-born residents have become increasingly important to New England’s workforce and population growth.

The brief’s author, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston researcher Riley Sullivan, spoke with the Six Hundred Atlantic podcast about the workforce shortages facing New England due to the region’s aging population. He also explains how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted visa trends for students and workers in the region, and why declines in these numbers could be cause for concern.

Listen on the Six Hundred Atlantic episode page.

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