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
But even at $17.95, these employees would earn slightly more than $37,000 a year if they work 40-hours a week—well below what is considered a living wage in D.C. for a single person. And according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, tipped workers face significantly higher poverty rates than non-tipped workers—7.7 percent vs 2.6 percent.
Washington City Paper
November 3, 2025
Virginia’s search for a governor comes at a tumultuous time for the state. It’s been hit especially hard by the federal government shutdown and the slashing of federal jobs. Black Americans are about 26% of the federal workforce in Virginia, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and account for approximately 18% of the total state population, making Virginia one of the states with the highest Black populations.
Capital B
November 3, 2025
As the Economic Policy Institute noted, “Presidential capture of the Fed would signal to decision-makers throughout the economy that interest rates will no longer be set on the basis of sound data or economic conditions.” (11) They added that, “Confidence that the Fed will respond wisely to future periods of macroeconomic stress — either excess inflation or unemployment — will evaporate.”
MoneyWise
November 3, 2025
Worse, according to Nina Mast of the Economic Policy Institute, many people in tipped jobs are women or people of color, and relying on tips can make these jobs unfair.
Eastside News
November 3, 2025
Low-income families of color were especially hurt by the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic-era recession, an August report from the Economic Policy Institute found. Families of color represent more than 60% of all economically vulnerable families with children.
“A lot of these families also were more likely than their more affluent peers to have a parent or child that was disabled within the home,” Ismael Cid-Martinez, MPhil, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute and co-author of the report, told The Nation’s Health.
Rising costs of living could further push disadvantaged households into greater financial strain, Cid-Martinez said. Nearly half of American renters spend over 30% of their income on housing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Black renters are disproportionately burdened by rental costs compared to other populations.
The Nation’s Health
November 3, 2025