The lowest-paid workers in the economy saw the fastest wage growth by far over the last five years according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.
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Gould said when things reopened and employers started hiring again, “Workers had a moment to pause. We had, one time in history, better unemployment insurance programs and they could be a little bit choosier.” That meant employers had to pay more.
Marketplace
April 1, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, in September 2024, there were 200,000 bus drivers nationwide. That’s down about 12% compared to September 2019. The report from the organization shows the key issue that drives the shortage is because of low pay.
ABC 15 (Arizona)
April 1, 2025
Professor Katz argued that slower growth in wages for upper-middle-class workers could simply reflect a discount that these workers effectively accepted in return for being able to work from home. Data from the liberal Economic Policy Institute shows that wages for workers in the 70th and 80th percentiles of the income distribution have grown more slowly than those of any other group since 2019.
New York Times
April 1, 2025
Other reasons for tariffs include national security concerns, bolstering key points in supply chains and countering monopolization of critical imports, Economic Policy Institute economists Adam Hersh and Josh Bivens have said, per CNN.
Deseret News
April 1, 2025
More than a dozen other House Democrats have signed onto the bill as cosponsors, and Daniels said his proposal has received bipartisan support, including the Alabama Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank that focuses on issues within the state.
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank based in Washington D.C.,, has publicly opposed Daniels’ proposal, arguing that it could benefit highly paid professionals and encourage employers to shift employees to hourly work without paying additional compensation.
According to a blog post, an employer could shift a person earning $50,000 and working 60 hours a week. The employer could offer $13.75 per hour to the same employee and have them work overtime. That would earn the worker an additional $4,000 after taxes without the employer having to pay the worker additional compensation.
“It creates a tax loophole that is ripe for abuse and, even if it could lead to some workers taking home higher after tax income when they work overtime, it does nothing to stop overwork of employees and it just lets employers off the hook when they are asking workers to work excessive hours,” said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the EPI.
Alabama Reflector
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
“Factory closures and job cuts are inevitable,” said Adam Hersh, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
Nikkei (Japan)
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