…better off staying put in a way right now with all the layoffs,” Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute,…[paywall].
Business Insider
April 1, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator estimated the income a family needed in 2025 for a “modest yet adequate standard of living,” which does not include costs such as paying for student loans or for homeownership, ranged from $75,966 in Coos County (the least expensive county) to $101,336 in Rockingham County for a household with two adults and one child.
Business NH Magazine
April 1, 2025
The centrist group Third Way released a memo last week about the “Trump Slump” economy that sounded like it was written by the Economic Policy Institute, arguing that Trump driving the country toward recession must be at the forefront of any political messaging, while highlighting credit card delinquency rates and working-class struggles.
American Prospect
April 1, 2025
According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, not only did Trump fail to curb offshoring during his…[paywall].
Charleston Gazette-Mail
April 1, 2025
“Factory closures and job cuts are inevitable,” said Adam Hersh, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
Nikkei (Japan)
April 1, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute’s analysis of Congressional Budget Office data, implementing the proposed Medicaid cuts would effectively reduce the bottom 20% of earners’ incomes by 7.4 percent while handing the top 1% percent at 3.9% tax benefit.
Forbes
April 1, 2025
The state was singled out in a 2024 report by Governing for Impact and the Economic Policy Institute that recorded a surge in workplace injuries and violations involving minors – some in the agricultural industry where hazards include exposure to toxic chemicals and dangerous machinery.
The Guardian
April 1, 2025
Thousands of workers across the Kansas City metro make less than $15 an hour with nearly 44,000 in Jackson County alone, according to data from the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute. Another nearly 20,000 work in Clay and Platte counties.
Kansas City Star
April 1, 2025
Simultaneously, the number of bus drivers across the country dipped about 12% between September 2019 and September 2024, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Courier Journal
April 1, 2025
Still, the U.S. has lost over 5 million manufacturing jobs from 1998 to 2021, largely due to the widening trade deficit in manufactured goods with China, Mexico and other foreign countries, according to a 2022 report from the Economic Policy Institute and Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
The Daily Caller
April 1, 2025