New research found that the efforts by the Trump administration and Congress to cut the federal workforce, funding to states, and public services will disproportionately harm Black women who hold many of these jobs.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, jobs in the public sector are not only a key driver of economic growth but also increase the quality of life, especially in the South. Jobs in the public sector are represented at the federal, state, and local levels, impacting education for children, caring for the elderly, ensuring that vulnerable communities have access to quality water and food, and many other essential services.
Black Enterprise
July 14, 2025
NPR speaks with the Economic Policy Institute’s Daniel Costa about the large amount of additional funds allocated to ICE in the tax and spending bill and how it might impact immigration enforcement.
NPR Morning Edition
July 14, 2025
Some groups, like the Economic Policy Institute, continue to argue that unions are still the best way to lift the middle class, reduce inequality and boost prosperity. But the evidence tells a different story. When unions push for contracts that go beyond what the market will bear, companies struggle, and workers — like those at UPS — can end up worse off.
Washington Times
July 14, 2025
“It’s turbocharging the amount of funding for immigration enforcement,” Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, told The Dispatch. “The government spends about $30 billion a year on immigration enforcement. … Then you multiply that by five.”
The Dispatch
July 14, 2025
880,000: That’s how many Americans got a pay raise on July 1 as Alaska, Oregon, Washington, D.C. and 12 other cities and counties raised their minimum wages, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Forbes
July 14, 2025
I’ve always maintained that to understand the values of a political party, look at its budget proposals. Never has this been truer than in the past week when Republicans passed their new budget, endorsed by President Donald Trump.
As Josh Bivens, chief economist at the Economic Policy Institute, stated, the Republican budget essentially dismisses any idea that the Republican Party is the party of the working class. [Paywall].
Baltimore Sun
July 14, 2025
A report released earlier this year authored by Economic Policy Institute economist Hilary Wething also poked holes in the narrative that millions of “able-bodied adults without dependents” (“ABAWDs”) were sponging off the system.
Common Dreams
July 14, 2025
State economists estimate the average annual cost of childcare for two kids is nearly $20,000 — which is 25 percent higher than the average rent in North Carolina. The Economic Policy Institute of North Carolina says the yearly cost of childcare for an infant is more expensive than in-state tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill.
WJZY
July 14, 2025
Child care in Idaho is among the biggest financial burdens for families, with costs exceeding college tuition and taking a significant bite out of household incomes, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute.
Idaho County Free Press
July 14, 2025
The number of bus drivers around the nation has been decreasing for more than a decade. Ahead of the 2009 school year, approximately 290,000 bus drivers were employed by elementary and secondary schools across the country, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today High School Sports
July 14, 2025