Marketplace Too much oil, too little demand
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Dec 1, 2025 Henry App, a Marketplace reporter specializing in energy markets, discusses the current oil supply dynamics, highlighting high production levels from countries like the U.S. and Brazil amid low demand. Wendy Edelberg, an economist at the Brookings Institution, paints a sobering picture of a no-immigration economy, emphasizing potential declines in job growth and productivity. They also examine Zillow's removal of climate risk data from home listings, the impact of shipping tariffs, and PepsiCo's new dye-free snack options.
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Lower Immigration Lowers Job-Growth Benchmark
- Net immigration near zero lowers the sustainable monthly job growth benchmark.
- A pace of ~40,000 jobs per month could be healthy in a low-immigration economy.
Job Counts May Turn Negative By 2027
- Continued immigration restrictions could push net job creation negative by 2027.
- That trajectory may create cognitive dissonance when comparing raw job numbers to economic health.
Immigration Affects Growth And Productivity
- Reduced immigration shrinks population, tax base, and long-term productivity growth.
- Fewer immigrants mean slower innovation and smaller future economic growth.