Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, warned that Amazon’s latest cuts were relatively small compared to the wider U.S. economy.
“It’s really important to put them into the context that we normally have 1.7 million layoffs every month,” she said. But the broad slowdown in hiring across sectors is concerning, she said.
“Right now if you lose your job, it’s much harder to find a new one than it was in 2022 to 2024,” she said.
The Washington Post
January 28, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers will benefit from minimum wage hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1.
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A review of studies on minimum wage increases, co-authored by one of EPI’s members in 2024, showed the majority of them found “no job losses or only small disemployment effects.”
MoneyWise
January 27, 2026
Researchers at the Economic Policy Institute estimate that enrollment dips could cost Ohio public schools millions of dollars in educational spending, with some forced to close their doors altogether.
Gander Newsroom
January 27, 2026
Nationally, the bus driver shortage has gotten better, but only marginally. According to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the number of bus drivers increased by roughly 2,300 (1.1%) from 2024 to 2025, it’s still down 9.5% from 2019.
Alabama Political Reporter
January 27, 2026
Cites EPI research on child labor.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
January 27, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers will benefit from minimum wage hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1.
…
A review of studies on minimum wage increases, co-authored by one of EPI’s members in 2024, showed the majority of them found “no job losses or only small disemployment effects.”
MoneyWise
January 27, 2026
Researchers at the Economic Policy Institute estimate that enrollment dips could cost Ohio public schools millions of dollars in educational spending, with some forced to close their doors altogether.
Gander Newsroom
January 27, 2026
Nationally, the bus driver shortage has gotten better, but only marginally. According to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the number of bus drivers increased by roughly 2,300 (1.1%) from 2024 to 2025, it’s still down 9.5% from 2019.
Alabama Political Reporter
January 27, 2026
Cites EPI research on child labor.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
January 27, 2026