Silicon Valley’s technology giants are consistently in the top 10 direct recipients of the visa, and also employ many H-1B workers through staffing companies that often pay below prevailing wages according to research by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. This year, Meta received 6,294 direct H-1B approvals, Google received 5,552, and Apple, 5,382, federal government data show.
East Bay Times
November 17, 2025
A living wage for a single person working a full-time job in the Chicago metro area is just under $24 per hour, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today
November 17, 2025
The most drastic drops were at stations in downtown D.C. or near other federal offices, where overall ridership in a few cases was cut by a third. The figures offer one concrete measure showing how the shutdown is rippling across a city where, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, roughly 1 in 8 workers are employed by the federal government.
The Washington Post
November 17, 2025
Wages for the lowest earners have increased more quickly in the past few years than those in higher-paying jobs, according to the Economic Policy Institute, but …[paywall].
Boston Globe
November 17, 2025
The recent federal job cuts disproportionately affected veterans, who make up just 5% of U.S. workers but roughly one-quarter of the federal civilian workforce. One in 10 employed veterans works for the federal government, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Indeed.com
November 17, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute estimated earlier this year that Black people, who represent 14.4 percent of the US population, make up nearly 19 percent of …[paywall].
The Nation
November 17, 2025
“I think it’s important to know that the cost of child care is not only a low-income family problem,” said Elise Gould with the Economic Policy Institute.
The cost of child care is rising faster than overall inflation and straining household budgets. Gould’s research finds that in most of the country, including New Mexico, day care is more expensive than public university tuition or the average cost of housing.
“Even those that are able to pay, they may forgo other kinds of investments in terms of being able to save for college, being able to save for retirement, or for a rainy day or job loss,” she said.
Marketplace
November 17, 2025
Virginia has been hit especially hard by the cutting of federal jobs. Black Americans account for about 26% of the federal workforce in the state, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and make up around 18% of the total state population.
Capital B
November 17, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, workers born outside of the United States are more likely to experience minimum wage violations than their native counterparts.
The CT Mirror
November 17, 2025
The average cost of child care for a 4-year-old in the state has skyrocketed to nearly $18,000, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Boston Globe
November 17, 2025