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• The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy

  July 15, 2026 By Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens, Jennifer Sherer, Ben Zipperer, and Margaret Poydock Report

• Taking affordability seriously: Even with recent oil shocks, affordability remains mostly an issue of incomes, not prices 

  May 14, 2026 By Josh Bivens Blog

• Racial and ethnic disparities in the United States: An interactive chartbook

  October 15, 2025 Report

• Good news and bad news about U.S. labor force participation: Many headwinds from the 2010s are gone, but we’re not investing enough in the future

  September 25, 2025 By Elise Gould, Sarah Jane Glynn, Hilary Wething, and Josh Bivens Report

• Next week’s 2024 Census data will give us the final snapshot of the economy’s health before Trump

  September 4, 2025 By Elise Gould, Ismael Cid-Martinez, Joe Fast, Adewale A. Maye, Kyle K. Moore, Hilary Wething, and Ben Zipperer Blog

• Unions raise wages. Tariffs don’t: Why Trump’s trade policy won’t help U.S. workers

  September 3, 2025 By Adam Dean Report

• The last two recessions have hit low-income families of color hard: Trump’s economic agenda will expose millions to even more pain when the next recession strikes

  August 26, 2025 By Ismael Cid-Martinez, Valerie Wilson, and Stevie Marvin Report

• Social Security FAQ

  August 11, 2025 By Monique Morrissey and Josh Bivens Report

• Unauthorized immigrants and the economy

  April 15, 2025 By Daniel Costa, Josh Bivens, and Monique Morrissey Report

• The State of Working South Carolina

  March 24, 2025 By Chandra Childers, Nina Mast, and Emma Cohn Report