Press releases and announcements
The teacher pay penalty hit a new high in 2021
August 16, 2022
EPI applauds Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
August 7, 2022
Residential long-term care workers are underpaid and at high risk during the pandemic
July 27, 2022
Two EPI Action briefs show that removing tariffs would undermine U.S. steel and aluminum industries
July 7, 2022
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is disastrous for reproductive and economic rights
June 24, 2022
New essay series and chartbook offer perspectives on advancing anti-racist economic research and policy
June 15, 2022
New report documents the growing trend of cities and other localities protecting workers’ rights
June 13, 2022
EPI congratulates Liz Shuler on her election as AFL-CIO president
June 12, 2022
New report finds that home health care workers are severely underpaid in every state
June 2, 2022
National survey of gig workers shows poor working conditions and low pay
June 1, 2022
New report shows that rising inequality has reduced U.S. economic growth
May 24, 2022
New report measures wages in the pandemic labor market
April 27, 2022
New Company Wage Tracker shows low wages are the norm at large retail and food service employers
April 19, 2022
EPI President Heidi Shierholz to testify at U.S. House Select Committee Hearing on the impact of corporate power on workers
April 6, 2022
Collective bargaining rights would help narrow the pay gap for local government workers in Colorado
March 14, 2022
Updated Family Budget Calculator provides data on the cost of living in every county and major metropolitan area
March 3, 2022
Major strike activity increased in 2021 but remains below pre-pandemic levels
February 23, 2022
Chandra Childers joins EPI’s Economic Analysis and Research Network as Senior Policy and Economic Analyst
February 11, 2022
Media advisory: EPI economist Monique Morrissey to testify before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee on challenges older workers face
February 7, 2022
Raising pay in public K–12 schools is critical to solving staffing shortages
February 3, 2022
EPI economist Valerie Wilson named president of the National Economic Association
February 1, 2022
New report finds workers of color have been especially hard hit by manufacturing job losses associated with globalization
January 31, 2022
Forty organizations urge California lawmakers to pass AB257, the FAST Recovery Act
January 21, 2022
Number of workers represented by a union declined in 2021, showing why we must reform our broken labor law
January 20, 2022
Press call: EPI experts to discuss 2021 union membership numbers
January 18, 2022
New report finds that more than $3 billion in stolen wages was recovered for workers between 2017 and 2020
December 22, 2021
High unionization levels are associated with greater economic, personal, and democratic well-being
December 15, 2021
New EPI report reveals wage theft on a grand scale in the H-1B visa program
December 9, 2021