Karen Zeigler

Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2024

Documenting the decades-long increase in the share of Americans not in the labor force, and its implications for immigration policy

Labor Force Participation Deterioration Among the U.S.-Born at the State Level, 1960 to 2024

Tilting the Balance

Estimating the impact of legal and illegal immigration on apportionment and political influence in the U.S. House and Electoral College

Foreign-Born Population Grew by 5.1 Million in the Last Two Years

The largest two-year increase ever recorded

The Foreign-Born Share and Number at Record Highs in February 2024

A look at the size and growth of the immigrant population in the United States

The Employment Situation of Immigrants and the U.S.-born in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Compared to 2019, all employment growth has gone to the foreign-born

Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born

Comparing program use by foreign- and U.S.-born-headed households

In October 2023, the Foreign-Born Share Was the Highest in History

At 49.5 million and 15 percent of the U.S. population, immigrants now at record