According to data provided by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), collating Department of Labor submissions from individual states, unemployment insurance claims are significantly up in Washington, D.C., as well as in other states singled out by the Moody’s report.
GO Banking Rates
December 19, 2025
He then repeated racist statements, accusing undocumented immigrants of “invading” and “stealing” American jobs and housing. (Both claims are untrue, according to the Economic Policy Institute and PolitiFact).
LGBTQ Nation
December 19, 2025
Sources:
- Economic Policy Institute. “Family Budget Calculator.”
Investopedia
December 19, 2025
The big picture: More than 8.3 million workers across the country will see their pay go up on Jan. 1. That includes both those getting a direct increase and others indirectly affected when companies adjust wage ladders, according to an estimate from the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Axios Cleveland
December 19, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a family of four needs almost $93,000 a year in Shelby County to afford bills, housing, food, childcare, transportation and healthcare.
FOX 13 Memphis
December 19, 2025
The average adult in Northwest Arkansas spends $340 a month on groceries, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Eliminating the state grocery tax will save them 42 cents a month.
4029 TV
December 19, 2025
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December 19, 2025
Josh Bivens, chief economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., says the welcome reduction in inflation since the pandemic has finally flatlined, but it may yet show some uptick next year. Wage growth from 2019 to 2024, particularly for lower-wage workers, “stopped pretty dead in 2025 and seems unlikely to reverse in 2026.”
MarketWatch
December 19, 2025
Driving the news More than 8.3 million workers in 19 states will see their pay go up on Jan. 1, Axios’ Emily Peck reports.
- That includes both those getting direct increases and others indirectly affected when companies adjust wage ladders, according to an estimate from the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Axios Salt Lake City
December 19, 2025
Over 8.3 million workers will see a raise in their minimum wages, as more states will employ a $15 or greater minimum wage than states that invoke the federal minimum wage of $7.25, according to Economic Policy Institute.
Additionally, 47 cities and counties will be raising their minimum wages, increasing the number of workers likely to receive larger paychecks, says Economic Policy Institute.
Shreveport Times
December 19, 2025