New data from the Economic Policy Institute found that increased price inflation was caused by a global supply chain crisis that focuses on durable goods instead of face-to-face services.
Next City
January 28, 2022
It’s hard to tell how many workers will see their paychecks grow, considering the current volatile job market, says Julia Wolfe, a state economic analyst for the Economic Policy Institute. But roughly 39 million people — 28% of the workforce — earned less than $15 dollars an hour in 2019, before the pandemic hit.
The Center for Public Integrity
January 28, 2022
In Wisconsin, a shortage of reliable and high-quality day care predated COVID-19, and the demands that came with the pandemic has tended to make care less reliable and more expensive. According to a 2020 analysis by the liberal Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for infant care in Wisconsin is more than $12,500 per year; care for a 4-year-old costs an average of more than $10,000 per year.
Wisconsin Public Radio
January 28, 2022
The report also says that the pension and health care benefits for local public employees in Virginia is less generous than in other parts of the country, and that local government employees in Virginia are paid 30% less than private sector workers with similar levels of education, age and hours worked, according to a 2021 study by the Economic Policy Institute.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
January 28, 2022
The Economic Policy Institute noted in April 2020 that job losses have hit Black people especially hard, and for those who are working service jobs, essential workers gigs, the pandemic put them at risk of death.
New York Amsterdam News
January 28, 2022
Unsurprisingly, the union-backed Economic Policy Institute echoed that position. “The substantial level of union activity in 2021 (including organizing drives and strikes), along with polling data showing the large share of workers who would like a union at their workplace, demonstrate that workers want and value unions,” it opined.
The 74 Million
January 28, 2022
With those jobs now returning, that blip has leveled off, according to an analysis of 2021 data from the progressive Economic Policy Institute (paywall).
Law360
January 28, 2022
Meanwhile, the BLS report showed promising data for communities of color. Black workers continued to have the highest unionization rate in 2021, with 12.9% membership. According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, Black union workers are paid 13.7% more than their non-union peers.
Workday Minnesota
January 28, 2022
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KOLD News 13
January 28, 2022
A 2021 report from the Economic Policy Institute cited the positive impact tariffs have had on domestic production.
Public News Service
January 28, 2022