Since the summer, Trump officials have been trumpeting the idea that job creation is booming for U.S.-born workers. Here’s what to know about how U.S.-born workers are faring under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Any drop in foreign-born workers artificially boosts the number of native-born workers reported each month. “Their claim is based on looking at the change of the level in employment for native and foreign-born workers,” Kolko said. And that rate climbed for native-born workers last year as job creation slowed, while changing little compared with a year ago for foreign-born workers.

Source: Washington Post January 02, 2026 15:32 UTC