Press releases and announcements
New Trump NLRB election rule betrays the workers it is meant to protect
December 13, 2019
Employers are charged with violating federal law in four out of every 10 union elections
December 11, 2019
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—Weak tea, at best
December 10, 2019
Nearly half of U.S. families have no retirement savings: Policymakers should expand Social Security to meet 21st century retirement needs
December 10, 2019
More than a quarter of private-sector workers are subject to noncompete agreements
December 10, 2019
Payroll employment beats expectations, but wage growth underperforms
December 6, 2019
California’s AB5 will give workers more protections than weak assurances in gig companies’ ballot initiative
November 14, 2019
Clearing out the noise in today’s jobs numbers reveals solid job growth and tepid wage growth
November 1, 2019
EPI welcomes Fed’s rate cut
October 30, 2019
Media advisory: Janet Yellen to join EPI discussion on the changing economics profession
October 17, 2019
President Trump’s NLRB has systematically eroded workers’ rights
October 16, 2019
Media advisory: EPI’s women economists to discuss policies that disproportionately impact women and communities of color
October 11, 2019
African Americans face widespread racial disparities across the Midwest
October 10, 2019
Disappointing wage growth in September
October 4, 2019
EPI’s Budget for Shared Prosperity redefines the priorities of ‘fiscal responsibility’
September 26, 2019
The Trump administration’s overtime rule leaves millions of workers behind
September 24, 2019
EPI applauds House’s passage of the FAIR Act
September 20, 2019
Uber drivers are not independent contractors: NLRB’s General Counsel erroneously misclassifies these gig economy workers
September 20, 2019
Income growth slows significantly again in 2018
September 10, 2019
U.S. job growth weaker in 2019
September 6, 2019
Media advisory: EPI experts to discuss Census income and poverty data release
September 4, 2019
New series of essays highlights six ways the economy still isn’t delivering for working people
August 27, 2019
EPI President Thea Lee joins Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Affirming American Leadership
August 20, 2019
CEO compensation kept surging in 2018: The ratio of CEO-to-worker compensation was 278-to-1
August 14, 2019
Job growth stays solid but wages disappoint—again
August 2, 2019
EPI welcomes Fed rate cut
July 31, 2019
Investment spending crumbles in second quarter
July 26, 2019