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Federal Reserve analysis supports immigration as a buffer against U.S. working-age decline, while qualifying the claim that the country is insulated from aging shocks. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Immigration and Changes in Labor Force Demographics · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:30e07e3b21962994e250fe4edcf0773ea769cfd8b959f02910e8e04daa31ba56

Without new immigration, the U.S. working-age population ages 16 to 64 would have started to decline in 2012. ... past immigration has prevented the U.S. working-age population and, in turn, the labor force from declining. ... continued reductions in immigration would dampen labor force growth.