A January 2025 analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that previous work requirements had “largely failed to boost work in significant ways” because they do not address “the core problems of weak macroeconomic conditions, the volatile nature of low-wage work, and other barriers to work like caregiving responsibilities.”
Newsweek
October 21, 2025
There are nearly 45,000 federal workers across the Bay Area’s nine counties, according to estimates from the Economic Policy Institute.
San Francisco Chronicle
October 21, 2025
Red River Radio
October 21, 2025
According to The Economic Policy Institute, in 2023 the top 1% of all U.S. income earners, with an average income of just under $800,000, earn about 21% of all income. The top 0.1 % of earners average over $2.8 million. Contrast that to the $58,019 average income earned by the remaining 99%.
Z Network
October 21, 2025
“If the shutdown continues, it’s possible that, for the first time in at least six decades, there will be a full month gap in data about jobs and unemployment in the U.S. economy,” Elise Gould, senior economist at the progressive Economic Policy Institute think tank, and Joe Fast, a research assistant, wrote in a commentary.
Investopedia
October 21, 2025
Acknowledgments
Gallup acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the partners and stakeholders whose collaboration has been instrumental in the development of the study, resulting analysis and report, including Jobs for the Future, The Families & Workers Fund and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. We are also grateful for support from the Gates Foundation.
Research Taskforce
- Susan Houseman, Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Katharine G. Abraham, Distinguished University Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
- Chandra Childers, Senior Policy and Economic Analyst, Economic Policy Institute
Gallup News
October 21, 2025
Not only do immigrants comprise a significant share of home care workers — immigrants make up 32% of the workers in home care, according to a KFF analysis released in April — but they also are driving growth across US economic sectors. The Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, published a report last week that found that the nation’s share of US-born workers will decrease between 2025 and 2035, while the share of foreign-born workers will increase.
“The CBO (Congressional Budget Office) forecasts that immigration will account for essentially 100% of total US population growth over this time span, and well over 100% of population growth after 2031,” the report said. “Given that 75% to 80% of immigration flows are people between the ages of 20 to 64, this means that the US-born population of those between the ages of 20 and 64 — the vast bulk of the potential labor force — is forecast to shrink every year for the next decade.”
McKnight’s Senior Living
October 21, 2025
The data was sourced from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, Zillow Home Value Index, the Federal Reserve, ASPCA’s Annual Pet Costs, the Economic Policy Institute’s Childcare Costs by State.
GO Banking Rates
October 21, 2025
Heidi Shierholz, President of the Economic Policy Institute and former Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the erosion of worker protections under the Trump administration, the manipulation of economic data and the importance of unions in today’s economy.
Shierholz offered examples of Trump policies she described as “anti-worker,” including the removal of minimum wage increases for low-wage federal contract workers and the potential dismantling of the National Labor Relations Board. She highlighted how Trump’s pro-worker rhetoric contradicts his actions, which she said have consistently favored employers and shareholders over workers. Shierholz also clarified misconceptions about Trump’s proposed tax exemptions on overtime and tips, explaining that the benefits to workers are far less than advertised and could lead to lower base wages.
Union Workforce Podcast
October 21, 2025
More than $1.5 billion in stolen wages were recovered for workers between 2021 and 2023 thanks to federal, state and local efforts to combat wage-theft, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Public News Service
October 21, 2025