… signals an economy with healthy dynamism,” wrote Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. (paywall).
The Houston Chronicle
January 7, 2022
.. according to a tally by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (paywall).
Law360
January 7, 2022
Despite decades of declining membership, labor unions are currently seeing their highest approval ratings in the United States since 1965, according to a recent Gallup poll. Given that issues like pay, benefits, paid sick time, paid family leave, minimum staffing levels, schedule flexibility, mental health, and workplace safety have become increasingly urgent in the midst of the pandemic, women and femmes have emerged as union leaders across industries like never before, playing pivotal roles in some of the 45+ labor strikes since August tracked by Bloomberg Law. This should come as little surprise, as the Economic Policy Institute found that women in unions are paid more than their non-union counterparts, and that collective bargaining has also aided in lessening pay gaps for workers of color. Of course, women and femmes have also historically been leaders of, and active participants in, the country’s labor movement.
Harper's Bazaar
January 7, 2022
Dr. Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C., took a slightly different tone on the Fed’s intentions for 2022. Gould said that she expects inflation to come down in 2022 and that the Fed may be “overthinking inflation” by acting too soon. Her worry is that the central bank may act too soon by raising rates before the economy reaches the Fed’s intended goal of full employment.
International Business Times
January 7, 2022
“No one wants to work!” Are we over that yet? Things are shifting, but there’s still a media mountain to move about the very idea that workers choosing their conditions is something more than a “month” or a “moment”—and might just be a fundamental question of human rights. We spoke with David Cooper, senior economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, and deputy director of EARN, the Economic Analysis and Research Network.
FAIR Counterspin
January 7, 2022
The bill passed both chambers of the Legislature unanimously but has drawn some criticism and created headaches for working families who were counting on their children entering kindergarten based on the previous eligibility requirements. For those parents, the change might result in them paying an additional year of private preschool or daycare costs, which for a 4-year-old in Nevada averages $9,050 annually, or $754 per month, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Nevada Current
January 7, 2022
Economic Policy Institute cited research saying that “modest increases in the minimum wage have not led to detectable job losses.”
MassLive.com
January 7, 2022
According to a tracker from the Economic Policy Institute, the 25 states include:
- $11: Arkansas
- $10.34: Alaska
- $10.10: Hawaii
- $9: Nebraska
- $8.75: West Virginia
- $7.25: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming
Newsweek
January 7, 2022
In total, 25 states will see boosts to their minimum hourly pay requirement in 2022, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Four states—Oregon, Florida, Nevada, and Connecticut—will phase in their increases later in the year.
Bloomberg Law
January 7, 2022
23 with a 65.1% rise in six-figure jobs, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank. The bad news?
Charlotte Business Journal
January 7, 2022