Press releases and announcements
Inequality continued to rise in 2021: The top 1% now hold a record share of total earnings while the bottom 90% lose ground
December 21, 2022
New report finds that immigration enforcement is funded at much higher levels than labor standards enforcement—and the gap is widening
December 15, 2022
Worker democracy is at risk if Congress does not increase NLRB funding
December 14, 2022
New report shows the national teacher shortage has only gotten worse since the pandemic
December 6, 2022
Domestic workers are underpaid and more likely to live in poverty
November 22, 2022
A broken U.S. retirement system has stranded vulnerable older workers
November 16, 2022
CEO pay rose more than 11% in 2021: CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021—an all-time record
October 4, 2022
Wage theft in H-2B industries nears $2 billion as visa program grows
August 18, 2022
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