“There’s always a question about the magnitude of these effects, but the logic is kind of inescapable,” said Ben Zipperer, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. “If you want a growing population of workers or a growing population of consumers, you have to have immigration. There’s no way around it.”
More immigration enforcement or new immigration policies means fewer workers, which means fewer people spending paychecks, Zipperer said.
Bloomberg Law
November 10, 2025
The FTC puts the number of workers bound by noncompete clauses at 30 million, almost 1 in 5 Americans. The Economic Policy Institute estimates the true number could be up to 60 million. Terms of the agreements can vary greatly, and typically include restrictions on where an employee can work, in what field, and for how long.
The American Prospect
November 10, 2025
Black women’s unemployment and job losses have surged, adding extra pressure on business owners like Lewis. According to a Economic Policy Institute analysis, the unemployment rate for Black workers rose to 7.5 percent in August 2025, with the decline concentrated among Black women.
Blavity
November 10, 2025
Deportations leave holes to fill in the construction industry, but Mallick, Palomino and others say there are few U.S.-born workers willing to take them. In a report published in July, the non-partisan Economic Policy Institute, concluded that if the Trump administration meets its goal of deporting 4 million people by the end of 2028, 1.4 million immigrants who work in the construction industry would be lost. And there would be a net loss of 861,000 jobs among U.S.-born workers, partly because the sudden removal of part of the work force could force contractors to rapidly scale back or shut down entirely.
NPR
November 10, 2025
The employment-to-population ratio for workers ages 24 to 54 was 76.2% when Biden took over and rose to 80.5% when he ceded the White House to Trump — the highest handover value since 2000, according to the labor-affiliated Economic Policy Institute.
LA Times
November 10, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, more than 225,000 Marylanders are federal employees, and 34% of those federal employees live in Central Maryland. This shutdown places them at risk of financial catastrophe, forcing impossible decisions: Do I sell my car to pay the rent? Do I take a night shift and leave my children home alone? Do I go to a food pantry for the first time in my life?
Baltimore Business Journal
November 10, 2025
Mamdani’s wage plan proposes gradual increases to reach $30 by 2030. This measure will raise earnings for more than 1.6 million low- and mid-income workers across sectors such as hospitality, retail, elder care, and logistics. Economists at the Economic Policy Institute have long noted that higher wages reduce turnover and increase local consumer spending, two factors that can strengthen small business revenues over time.
CEO Today
November 10, 2025
Consider that it costs a Kansas City, Mo., family of four about $104,000 a year to have an adequate standard of living, according to an Economic Policy Institute budget calculator.
Wall Street Journal
November 10, 2025
Home to the Pentagon, CIA and one of the largest concentrations of federal workers in the nation, Virginia is also one of the places most exposed to the impacts of Trump’s efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy. About 6% of Virginia’s workforce is in the federal government, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Bloomberg
November 10, 2025
Baltimore Sun
November 10, 2025