When we look at the top 1%, it’s clear which group has profited the most. According to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% of U.S. wage earners took home 12.4% of all U.S. income as of 2023. While this inequality fell for that year thanks to a strong labor market, it remains a persistent issue: Wages for the top 1% have close to tripled since 1979, while those for the bottom 90% of earners have climbed by only 44%.
Investopedia
September 29, 2025
The gap between the weekly wages of US public school teachers and other college graduates not only continued to grow last year, but “reached a record high,” according to a report released Wednesday by a pair of think tanks.
Sylvia Allegretto, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, found that this gap, known as the teacher pay penalty, grew to 26.9% in 2024, “a significant increase from 6.1% in 1996.”
Common Dreams
September 29, 2025
After federal mass layoffs and a rollback of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives earlier this year, the Black unemployment rate has risen to 7.5 percent as of August, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Afro American Newspapers
September 29, 2025
Economic Policy Institute: The Education Department reduced its workforce by almost half this year
WWNY TV 7 News
September 29, 2025
A 2020 study by the Economic Policy Institute found most H-1B employers do pay international workers less than market rate salaries.
Wisconsin Public Radio
September 29, 2025
Still, about half of workers over 50 have a physically demanding job, according to a 2023 study from the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the labor movement. More than half are exposed to unhealthy or hazardous situations at work, such as having to operate machinery, enduring low or high temperatures, and breathing in dust, smoke or toxic vapors. These hazards also tend to have more serious repercussions for older workers.
Capital & Main
September 29, 2025
Analysts have also found that voucher programs redirect money out of public schools, which leaves remaining children in the system having to “bear the cost for educational choices that others make,” according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
Assembly NC
September 29, 2025
Median family income, infant care costs, and 4-year-old care costs taken from the Economic Policy Institute; average nanny salaries taken from Care.com. Research conducted by Isaac Braun.
Investopedia
September 29, 2025
The analysis drew on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Economic Policy Institute, and industry groups, with all numbers adjusted to 2025 dollars. While not everyone’s version of the American dream looks the same, Investopedia’s survey showed that most people consider these eight categories essential.
Realtor
September 29, 2025
“The H-1B program was initially created to help U.S. companies fill rare, high-skilled roles when American expertise was unavailable. However, in practice, it has become a pathway for cheap foreign labor. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), in 2022, the top 30 H-1B employers brought in 34,000 new visa workers even as they laid off at least 85,000 Americans,” Joondeph wrote. The new fee “is meant to give employers pause. Is the skill truly so scarce that it justifies paying $100,000 annually to Washington, D.C., in addition to salary and benefits?”
Tangle
September 29, 2025