Press releases and announcements
March weather likely at play in state jobs report
April 20, 2018
Overall costs and benefits, not job loss, should be the metric by which we evaluate minimum wage increases
April 18, 2018
EPI submits comments to the National Labor Relations Board supporting its updated Election Rule
April 17, 2018
Swings in the weather lead to swings in employment
April 6, 2018
Women and African Americans are more likely to be subject to mandatory arbitration
April 6, 2018
The New York Fed doubles down on a flawed process
April 3, 2018
51 economists sign letter to Congress in support of robust funding for the 2020 census
April 2, 2018
Media Advisory: Denying workers their rights from their first day on the job
March 28, 2018
How full employment, smart regulations and investments, and a “public option” for jobseekers can generate economic security
March 27, 2018
Nearly every state experienced job growth in February
March 23, 2018
Fiscal commission would increase inequality in Connecticut
March 22, 2018
Limiting corporate tax deductibility won’t stop spiraling CEO pay
March 22, 2018
Other states should follow California’s lead and pass laws that can protect labor standards for unauthorized immigrant workers
March 22, 2018
Economic impact of steel and aluminum tariffs will be quite minor
March 22, 2018
Secretary Acosta went to great lengths to bury DOL’s analysis showing his tip rule is bad for workers
March 21, 2018
U.S. Court of Appeals decision on fiduciary rule will hurt retirement savers
March 16, 2018
EPI launches new website aimed at supporting state and local progressive policy research
March 14, 2018
American manufacturing workers still enjoy a compensation premium over other similar workers
March 12, 2018
Strong employment growth and promising participation, but wage growth continues to fall short
March 9, 2018
Congress should pass bill with protections for tipped workers
March 7, 2018
EPI updates Family Budget Calculator with data on the cost of living in every county and major metropolitan area
March 6, 2018
Trade remedies for steel and aluminum were long overdue
March 1, 2018
Wages grew for most workers in 2017, but slowly and unequally
March 1, 2018
Tangelo Park Program embodies a broader, bolder approach to education
February 27, 2018
50 years after the Kerner Commission, black Americans are not economically equal
February 26, 2018
Examination of work hours reveals two labor markets: Some people are working more than ever, while others struggle to get any work at all
February 22, 2018
The concerted attack on public sector union workers is a coordinated effort financed by wealthy donors
February 21, 2018
African American and Hispanic unemployment rates are higher than white unemployment rates in every state at the end of 2017
February 20, 2018
Trade remedies for steel and aluminum are long overdue
February 16, 2018
Pennsylvania public school teachers face a 12 percent pay penalty
February 15, 2018