America is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that the Trump administration's immigration policies have exacerbated a construction labor shortage in the U.S. The study found a 7.5% drop in employment among undocumented construction workers in areas with recent ICE raids. This shortage, coupled with an aging workforce and declining interest from younger generations, is leading to project delays and increased costs for homebuyers. AI
IMPACT This cluster has minimal direct impact on AI operators, focusing instead on labor economics and immigration policy.