# The Great People Shortage: America's Looming Economic Stagnation Declining birth rates and restrictive immigration policies threaten the US labor force and growth. - **Source:** [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com) - **Published:** 2026-11-13 - **Topic:** [Business](https://brifing.si/c/business) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/574f2515-63c5-4ff9-9c42-3c7afe751d43 ## Sources covering this story - https://www.businessinsider.com/america-emptier-great-people-shortage-less-immigration-fewer-tourists-2026-11 — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._