In 2021, an Economic Policy Institute report found evidence of widespread wage theft, with thousands of H-1B subcontractors at companies such as Disney, FedEx, Google and others underpaying by some $95 million. The Labor Department “has done virtually nothing to ensure program integrity by enforcing the wage rules,” the report said. It recommended, ironically, that the feds conduct “a sweeping investigation into whether companies are systematically underpaying H-1B workers in violation of the law,” with heavy fines for violators and closure of existing loopholes.
Bloomberg
October 6, 2025
An Economic Policy Institute survey found that teachers spend an average of $459 out-of-pocket on classroom supplies.
October 6, 2025
Hiring has also slowed amid economic uncertainty, as people have expressed their frustrations on social media over a grueling job hunt. And as Gen Z faces greater hurdles to employment—the job market for “prime-age” laborers may be on a downward slope, the Economic Policy Institute noted—young people are being forced to reconsider their relationship to work altogether.
WIRED
October 6, 2025
In 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Economic Policy Institute, child care for one infant costs more than public-college tuition.
The Atlantic
October 6, 2025
The northeastern sliver of Arizona has the largest share of federal government workers in the state, 12% of all jobs as of 2023, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Arizona Republic
October 6, 2025
Valerie Wilson, Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity and Economy at the Economic Policy Institute (https://www.epi.org/) , joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss President Donald Trump’s recent executive order gutting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp) .
America's Work Force Union Podcast
October 6, 2025
‘The rich’, in our usage, refers to the top 10% of the local population in terms of assets, income, or a combination of the two, following the definition proposed by Rowlingson and McKay (2012). 2021 data from the US suggests the top 10% in terms of income are those earning $167,639/€154,231 or more a year (Economic Policy Institute, 2022); in the UK, the annual income would be £59,200/€69,095 or above (HM Revenue and Customs, 2024).
Nature Magazine
October 6, 2025
The unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds is “slowly but steadily rising,” said Elise Gould, an economist at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
CBS Moneywatch
October 6, 2025
Washington Examiner
October 6, 2025