That was one of the data points in a new analysis from 24/7 Wall St., which examined the county in each state that is the most expensive to live in. The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator was used to determine the local cost of living, which includes housing, food, health care, transportation and other necessities.
The Center Square
September 27, 2019
A forthcoming report by the Economic Policy Institute shows that Florida employs more than 100,000 domestic workers, which is the fourth highest share in the country.
Florida Phoenix
September 27, 2019
But what gets much less attention are the insidious ways in which mandatory arbitration affects women and people of color in lower-wage jobs. A study by the Economic Policy Institute found that private arbitration agreements are used most widely in education, health, and retail – sectors that disproportionately hire women and people of color.
Forbes
September 27, 2019
The use of forced arbitration has grown; the Economic Policy Institute estimated in 2017 that more than 60 million American workers had signed such agreements.
Automotive News
September 27, 2019
An Economic Policy Institute analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data finds Oregon teachers spent $463 of their own money on supplies for the 2011 school year, compared with the national average of $459.
That might seem like a post-Recession spike, but by the 2015 school year the national average was actually up to $480. State averages weren’t available for that year.
Economic Policy Institute economist Emma Garcia said this is a unique burden.
“If you think of any other profession, how normal is it that you have to go to work with your own materials?” she said. “And in this case, it’s not just for them, it’s for children.”
Baker City Herald
September 27, 2019
A Department of Education survey released last year found that teachers in the U.S. spend, on average, $479 on classroom supplies each year. A National Center for Education Statistics 2011–2012 Schools and Staffing Survey, which was analyzed by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), lists the total as $459 a year.
Either way, the numbers vary greatly by state.
California public school teachers spent the most at $664, on average, while teachers in North Dakota spent the least, with $327 on average. But as the Economic Policy Institute points out: “This variation should not be interpreted as a variation in teachers’ altruism. State-by-state spending differences are likely due to a combination of factors, including students’ needs, how schools are funded in the state, the cost of living in the state, and other factors.”
Yahoo
September 27, 2019
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is one of the metro areas that ranks poorly for childcare affordability. The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator estimates that the annual cost of childcare for a single child in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is $12,996, the seventh-highest amount of any metro area in our study.
Smart Asset
September 27, 2019
In late 2016, a federal judge blocked a new overtime rule which would have set a new salary threshold of $47,476, boosting pay more substantially, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute. The Obama-era rule would have directly benefited about 4.2 million workers.
Marketplace
September 27, 2019
“It’s a loss for those workers and for the economy as a whole,” added Shierholz, who worked at Labor Department from 2014 to 2017 and is currently a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
ABC News
September 27, 2019
AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride this week sat down for a conversation with the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Thea Lee, to discuss ways to make the nation’s economy work for all of us, and specifically the role unions play in unrigging an unfair economic system.
AFSCME Now
September 27, 2019