But for now, the spillover effects from federal layoffs are “enormous” according to Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Because federal families can pay a lower than usual rate for child care at these facilities, when they lose their jobs, not only do they have to scramble for work, but also quality, affordable care for their kids.
“Many of these federal workers and federal contractors live paycheck to paycheck,” Gould said. “We don’t know what those federal workers are going to do with their kids. Obviously, they’re going to be looking for other jobs. If they get another job, they’re going to still need to have care for their kids or even when they’re doing job searches, they’re going to need to have care for their kids.”
Marketplace
June 20, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a DC-based think tank, in the first three months since Trump assumed office, his administration has shut down nearly a dozen OSHA offices in states with some of the highest workplace fatality rates like Louisiana and Alabama; attempted to close 34 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) offices in the epicenter of the black lung epidemic; and tried to shutter the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which conducts critical research into workplace injuries and illnesses, laying off hundreds of workers in the process.
Teen Vogue
June 20, 2025
The U.S. economy is doing better than ever, but does the average American get to benefit from the riches? Turns out, not necessarily. Special thanks to:
Features interview with Elise, pay-productivity chart, CEO pay data, and data from the data library.
Johnny Harris (YouTube)
June 20, 2025
If Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, ICE will have $45 billion to expand its capacity to detain illegal migrants, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
New York Post
June 20, 2025
Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” includes about $45 billion for ICE to expand its detention center capacity, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
Raw Story
June 20, 2025
If Republicans manage to push their so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” through the Senate, ICE could see a massive cash injection of $45 billion to ramp up detention capacity, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Daily Beast
June 20, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator (which takes into account housing, food, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities) estimates that a household with two adults and no children living in Multnomah County would spend $6,346 a month on average or $76,154 a year.
Investopedia
June 20, 2025
However, you’ll be happy to hear that South Dakota has significantly more affordable childcare, with the Economic Policy Institute finding that childcare costs were $8,680 in the state, as of February 2025.
MoneyDigest
June 20, 2025
But productivity growth later resumed, reflected in a chart by Lawrence Mishel and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute that has been reproduced so …[paywall].
Project Syndicate
June 20, 2025
A recent Economic Policy Institute brief detailed that “tariffs are a regressive tax, meaning people with lower incomes will pay a larger share of their earnings in taxes than high-income people. Tariffs are essentially a consumption tax, and consumption as a share of income tends to fall as incomes rise.”
Nonprofit Quarterly
June 20, 2025