However, the wage advantage of a manufacturing career has fallen since the 1980s — but it still constitutes a substantial manufacturing wage premium. A recent study by the Economic Policy Institute shows that workers’ net productivity grew 59.7% from 1979 to 2019, while compensation grew 15.8%.
Ventura County Star
May 19, 2025
Meanwhile, separate research from the Economic Policy Institute has shown that the U.S. lost more than 5 million manufacturing jobs from 1998 to 2021 as the trade deficit in manufactured goods with China, Japan, Mexico, the European Union, and other countries grew deeper.
Fortune
May 19, 2025
Nurses at University Medical Center are running up against a systemic flaw facing most newly organized workers — made worse by the current presidential administration, said Margaret Poydock, senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute.
Capital & Main
May 19, 2025
Monique Morrissey, an economist at Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, says that the people most impacted by DOGE are those disabilities and low-income seniors. These groups rely more heavily on in-person support, which is harder to come by with fewer staff and closed offices.
“People trying to access retirement benefits will also face delays,” she said. “Some people eligible for disability income and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will lose out permanently from service delays and disruptions in accessing these benefits.”
Investopedia
May 19, 2025
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute identifies 100 ways Trump has hurt working people and the economy in the first 100 days of his administration. The report titled, “100 Days, 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt Workers,” examines how the Trump regime’s policies have undermined workers’ wages and working conditions, damaged economic growth and workers’ purchasing power. Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at EPI, who summarizes the findings of the report she co-authored.
WPKN radio (Connecticut)
May 19, 2025
“Even products that seemingly have another country of origin embody significant content that originates from China,” said Adam Hersh, a senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today
May 19, 2025
Trump directs agencies to skip public input for deregulation
The Economic Policy Institute opposed the move, arguing, “If this directive were allowed to proceed, federal agencies acting at the direction of the Trump administration would be able to quickly get rid of regulations that protect health and safety for workers and consumers, safeguard the public against financial fraud and scams, and protect the environment, all without any opportunity for the public to express opposition and participate in the democratic process.”
Ballotpedia
May 19, 2025
Hilary Wething, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, also told NBC News that Trump’s support of private school privatization has given leaders in red states “a green light to be more expansive in their approach moving forward.”
District Administration
May 19, 2025
Michigan’s teachers are paid less than the national average, with an average salary of about $67,000 per year compared to more than $69,500 nationwide in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Alpena News
May 19, 2025