6 Million Jobs At Risk: The Biggest Threats To Labor Market Warns Economist | Heidi Shierholz

Aug 20, 2025
Heidi Shierholz, President of the Economic Policy Institute and former Chief Economist at the Department of Labor under President Obama, warns of a slowing US economy, with tariffs hiking prices, tax cuts inflating deficits, wage boosts via minimum hikes and unions, unrigged labor data despite BLS firing, and mass deportations costing 6M jobs including for Americans.

*This video was recorded on August 18, 2025.

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0:00 - Intro.
1:00 - Outlook on economic trends
4:09 - Inflation and tariffs
8:49 - Deficits, growth, and middle-class prosperity
11:24 - Labor market
19:35 - BLS data revisions and commissioner position
23:37 - BLS independence
28:29 - Data reforms
31:15 - Immigration deportations and labor
33:51 - Comprehensive immigration reform
36:07 - Future of immigration

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