According to the Economic Policy Institute analysis of the August jobs report, job openings have been holding steady since July, but both hires and quits edged lower, while layoffs and discharges stayed about the same. [6] The low rate of hiring is similar to that right after the Great Recession.
MoneyWise
November 4, 2025
Black workers make up 18.7 percent of federal employees nationally and 21.2 percent in Florida — more than 95,000 people — with an average of nearly 11 years of service, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The purge of federal workers has taken a toll on Black professionals. Roberts said the change is particularly troublesome for those who were told to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and go to college to earn a living, only for their careers to be snatched away.
Miami Herald
November 4, 2025
For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for inflation.
The Conversation
November 4, 2025
Washington — State policymakers can maintain or bolster worker rights and safety and health protections – which are “under acute threat” – via a three-step plan, the Economic Policy Institute says in a new report.
EPI, which describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank,” points to efforts by the Trump administration to restrict the General Duty Clause and block or delay standards on hazards such as heat exposure or silica dust, among other actions.
Safety and Health Magazine
November 4, 2025
The shutdown and the slashing of federal jobs have dealt a heavy blow to Virginia. Black Americans account for approximately 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 4, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute analysis of the August jobs report, job openings have been holding steady since July, but both hires and quits edged lower, while layoffs and discharges stayed about the same. [6] The low rate of hiring is similar to that right after the Great Recession.
MoneyWise
November 4, 2025
Black workers make up 18.7 percent of federal employees nationally and 21.2 percent in Florida — more than 95,000 people — with an average of nearly 11 years of service, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The purge of federal workers has taken a toll on Black professionals. Roberts said the change is particularly troublesome for those who were told to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and go to college to earn a living, only for their careers to be snatched away.
Miami Herald
November 4, 2025
For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for inflation.
The Conversation
November 4, 2025
Washington — State policymakers can maintain or bolster worker rights and safety and health protections – which are “under acute threat” – via a three-step plan, the Economic Policy Institute says in a new report.
EPI, which describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank,” points to efforts by the Trump administration to restrict the General Duty Clause and block or delay standards on hazards such as heat exposure or silica dust, among other actions.
Safety and Health Magazine
November 4, 2025
The shutdown and the slashing of federal jobs have dealt a heavy blow to Virginia. Black Americans account for approximately 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 4, 2025