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Metro's Ridership in June Dropped to Lowest of the Year After Immigration Raids
CALIFORNIA, JUL 16 – California’s private-sector employment fell 3.1% in four weeks after immigration raids, with Latino and white workers disproportionately affected, according to UC Merced researchers.
- Between May 11 and June 8, 2025, California saw a 3.1% drop in private-sector employment the week immediately after the Trump administration stepped up its immigration raids.
- In early June, federal immigration agents raided a garment factory in downtown Los Angeles, and these sweeps soon targeted agricultural and urban centers across California, prompting the first Census Bureau analysis of the impact.
- A loss of 271,541 citizen jobs and 193,428 noncitizen jobs, with Latino employment down 5.6% and white employment down 5.3%.
- When reached for comment, Tara Gallegos, spokesperson for Governor Newsom, said `Donald Trump’s ruthless and cruel raids have sent families into hiding, impacting our schools, churches, businesses, and workforce,` and added that the state has sued Trump over his deployment of Marines to Los Angeles.
- UC Merced researchers called on lawmakers to treat immigration enforcement actions as an economic emergency, recommending stimulus and disaster relief measures akin to pandemic aid.
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Thousands of Californians lost work after LA immigration raids. Citizens did, too
Many Californians lost work in the week after the Trump administration kicked off high-profile immigration raids in Los Angeles, according to a new study.
Thousands of Californians lost work after L.A. immigration raids. Citizens did, too
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for its newsletters. California saw a 3.1% drop in private-sector employment the week immediately after the Trump administration stepped up its immigration raids in the state, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census data. UC Merced researchers said the steep drop is second only to the unemployment surge the state experienced during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, and …
Fear over immigration raids caused major job decline in California, says UC Merced study
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new report from UC Merced Community and Labor Center shows California’s economy just took a big hit – the likes of which has not been seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. But this economic impact is not from a virus, but likely fear, as the state’s workforce grapples with intensified immigration raids. The report, released Tuesday, showed the state lost over 3% of its private workforce in four weeks and described the loss …
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