An Essential Resource: An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Undocumented Workers on Business Activity in the US with Estimated Effects by State and by Industry

This study estimates that there are currently approximately 8.1 million undocumented workers in the US economy. If these workers were removed from the workforce, the effects would ripple through many industries and the ultimate job losses would be even higher. For the US as a whole, the immediate negative effect of eliminating the undocumented workforce would include an estimated

o $1.757 trillion in annual lost spending,o $651.511 billion in annual lost output, ando 8.1 million lost jobs.

Comparable estimates for selected states and industries are also included. Long term effects are also examined.

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Impact_of_the_Undocumented_Workforce.pdf