A report by the pro-labour Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in 2020, meanwhile, found that 60 per cent of all H-1B jobs paid below the median wage for workers in that occupation in a particular region.
Telegraph UK
October 6, 2025
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute reveals a surprising rebound in U.S. prime-age labor force participation — the share of people aged 25 to 54 who are working or actively seeking work — after decades of ups and downs.
All Work
October 6, 2025
Arizona had nearly 64,000 federal employees as of March – before some of the Trump administration’s cuts kicked in – according to figures from the Economic Policy Institute. About one in four are veterans.
Cronkite News
October 6, 2025
As Louisiana Public Radio reports, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), the pay penalty stood at a record level of 26.9% in 2024. By comparison, Louisiana’s teacher pay penalty stands at 28.2%. In our four-state region other state levels include:
Louisiana Public Radio
October 6, 2025
The number of bus drivers decreased by 15% between September 2019 and September 2023, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Private school bus contractors now account for 38% of the nation’s pupil transportation services, according to the National School Transportation Association.
Stateline
October 6, 2025
A July analysis from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute estimated that construction jobs are likely to be hardest hit from the president’s …[paywall].
VOX
October 6, 2025
In 2021, an Economic Policy Institute report found evidence of widespread wage theft, with thousands of H-1B subcontractors at companies such as Disney, FedEx, Google and others underpaying by some $95 million. The Labor Department “has done virtually nothing to ensure program integrity by enforcing the wage rules,” the report said. It recommended, ironically, that the feds conduct “a sweeping investigation into whether companies are systematically underpaying H-1B workers in violation of the law,” with heavy fines for violators and closure of existing loopholes.
Bloomberg
October 6, 2025
An Economic Policy Institute survey found that teachers spend an average of $459 out-of-pocket on classroom supplies.
October 6, 2025
Hiring has also slowed amid economic uncertainty, as people have expressed their frustrations on social media over a grueling job hunt. And as Gen Z faces greater hurdles to employment—the job market for “prime-age” laborers may be on a downward slope, the Economic Policy Institute noted—young people are being forced to reconsider their relationship to work altogether.
WIRED
October 6, 2025
In 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Economic Policy Institute, child care for one infant costs more than public-college tuition.
The Atlantic
October 6, 2025