Cuts to diversity, equity and inclusiveness programs have also affected the number of Black women in the broader workforce, said Valerie Rawlston Wilson, a labor economist and director of the Economic Policy Institute on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy, noting that they are likelier to work in the DEI space within and outside the federal workforce.
Following the Trump administration’s announcement this year that it would overhaul the federal workforce, about 70,000 workers have left or have been separated from federal jobs.
“We know that Black women are about 12% of the federal workforce, which I believe is about double their share of the workforce overall, so losses in that sector you’d expect to have a larger impact on Black women,” Wilson said.
NBC News
September 9, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, Black women are more likely than other demographics to work for the government. Black women represent 9.7% of employed Americans, but 13.2% of federal, 15.5% of state, and 12.8% of local government employees.
Forbes
September 9, 2025
Features interview with Valerie Wilson.
NBC News
September 9, 2025
“Job losses were particularly acute in professional/business services, the federal government, and wholesale trade, but there have also been sustained losses over recent months in manufacturing, construction, and mining, an indication that Trump’s blue-collar renaissance is clearly not happening,” Economic Policy Institute senior economist Elise Gould said.
Washington Times
September 8, 2025
California is home to more than 300,000 temporary immigrant workers, making it the largest host state, according to the Economic Policy Institute. They range from farm and construction laborers to nurses and software engineers.
Capital & Main
September 8, 2025
Heidi Shierholz is the President of the Economic Policy Institute and the former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, and she joins me now.
CNN International
September 8, 2025
Raising two children from infancy through college remains one of the costliest undertakings. Using Economic Policy Institute data, Investopedia calculates $650,000 to cover childcare, transportation, meals, and other expenses, with college costs exceeding $230,000 for two children.
Newsweek
September 8, 2025
According to an analysis of BLS data by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, increases in nominal average hourly earnings have continued a downward slide that began in 2022.
New Republic
September 8, 2025
August’s payroll losses were particularly acute in professional and business services, the federal government and wholesale trade. But weakness was evident across sectors. “There have also been sustained losses over recent months in manufacturing, construction and mining, an indication that Trump’s blue-collar renaissance is clearly not happening,” Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, posted on Bluesky.
Observer
September 8, 2025
“Trump’s blue-collar renaissance is clearly not happening,” Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, wrote in a commentary.
Investopedia
September 8, 2025