The interest of foreign job jobs in US jobs, measured by the working clicks of other countries, has dropped by 29% in the last year, According to a May 13 report of indeed.
Interest in North -Americans reached 2.4% in August 2023 and remained relatively constant through the 2024 election, but later reduced to 1.7% in March 2025.
“The decrease occurs as immigration policies premiere worldwide and the United States labor market cools down,” according to the report. “This fall could have real economic consequences, especially for sectors such as health care and construction that depend a lot on immigrant work. Today less clicks could mean less workers tomorrow, potentially deepening labor shortages in industries that are already under tension.”
Almost 20% of American workers are considered abroad from March 2025, to 16.7% in June 2020, emphasizing the critical role that immigrants play in the labor force, according to. The influx of migrants, which reached a peak of more than one million in 2023, probably stabilized an overheated post-pandemic labor market, the report found, especially in the midst of the scarce of labor and salary growth.
Although long -term effects are still unknown, the recent decrease in job applicant’s interest could affect the U.S. labor market, productivity and economic growth. As a result, labor shortages could be more pronounced and inflation could increase, especially related to sectors that are based on foreign workers.
For example, while immigrants make up 20% of U.S. workforce, they include 30% of construction workers, 26% of doctors and surgeons and 40% of health care assistants at home.
In the midst of immigration repressions in the United States, Entrepreneurs are searching to resolve the scarcity of workersBusiness lawyers told RRHH Dive. As they said, the continuous changes of the Trump administration may refresh the talent operations of the employers, especially with the lack of clarity and details of immigration policies and the application.
Although the labor market has cooled so far this year, Recruitors can face numerous talent challenges by 2025 that could be aggravated The immigration changes, the experts at RRHH Dive said. The lowest immigration levels could lead to economic contraction in certain industries, including technology and health care, and led to loss of work for all employees.
