Foreign Workers Key to Economic Growth, Say Central Bankers at Jackson Hole Summit

26 August 2025 ยท Europe Permit

  • ๐ŸŒ Global central bankers at Jackson Hole agreed that economic growth now depends heavily on foreign workers.

  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ In Europe, foreign workers made up just 9% of the labor force but drove 50% of labor growth in recent years.

  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Without immigrant labor, economies like Germany and Spain would face serious GDP losses.

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japanโ€™s central bank highlighted that even with only 3% foreign workers, they contributed half of labor expansion.

  • ๐Ÿ‘ด Aging populations in developed nations are shrinking their native labor forces rapidly.

  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ UK projections show that 40% of the population will be above working age by 2040.

  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Central banks stressed that monetary policy alone canโ€™t fix labor shortagesโ€”immigration must be part of the strategy.

  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Foreign workers are helping fill gaps in key industries such as construction, healthcare, and manufacturing.

  • ๐Ÿ” Experts called for long-term planning that includes inclusive immigration policies.

  • ๐Ÿ“ข Policymakers urged governments to balance political resistance with the economic need for global talent.

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