According to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, as of December 2024, there were 29,600 federal employees in the state of the 898,600 non-farmworkers, but a cross-analysis of the American Community Survey and current employment statistics by the Economic Policy Institute found that there are closer to 44,000 federal government employees living in New Mexico as of Feb. 18.
Albuquerque Journal
March 17, 2025
The U.S. ratio of CEO-to-typical-worker compensation was 399-to-1 in 2021, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The gap in pay between CEOs and average workers varies by state.
Duluth News Tribune
March 17, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute opposes the bill, arguing that it will help very few workers and could undermine pay increases for many more.
The Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, has voiced concerns that the bill could expand the use of tipped work and undermine efforts to increase pay for workers.
They argue that the tax cut will benefit only a small number of workers. Sophia also raised concerns about the potential impact on the state budget, questioning whether the tax reductions might lead to tax increases elsewhere.
WSOC-TV
March 17, 2025
On average, infant care in a center costs $11,512 per year, which is nearly 14% of a median family’s income in South Carolina, according to a report released last week by the Economic Policy Institute.
This makes it nearly impossible for many families to find good care that fits their budget.
South Carolina Daily Gazette
March 17, 2025
As of September 2024, there were 12.2% fewer school bus drivers on the road than September 2019, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute. Aharon said it is difficult for the district to compete with other higher paying roles when ABSS bus drivers are making between $17 and $18 an hour to drive a bus route and handle discipline issues on buses.
Elon News Network
March 17, 2025
“Our country has lost more than 5 million jobs in more than 90,000 factories due to devastating globalization over the last three decades alone.”
A White House official said the source was a 2020 report from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. The headline was: “We can reshore manufacturing jobs, but Trump hasn’t done it.”
According to the article — written by a now-retired EPI economist — “the U.S. has suffered a net loss of more than 91,000 manufacturing plants and nearly 5 million manufacturing jobs since 1997.”
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The employment-loss numbers “are about the job displacements associated with higher trade deficits,” said Josh Bivens, chief economist at EPI, in an email. “These deficits are, in our view, definitely a problem. But we’d also argue that they are a problem that will not be effectively addressed with large, across-the-board increases in tariffs. Large, across-the-board tariffs have no real chance of really reducing trade deficits unless they become so prohibitive that they shut down essentially all trade. Tariffs can be a useful and strategic tool to hit targeted goals and provide effective protection to narrow industries, but they cannot work to increase manufacturing employment generally.”
The Washington Post
March 17, 2025
Veterans make up more than 30% of the federal workforce.
- Illinois is home to 20,900 civilian federal employees who are veterans, spouses of veterans, or spouses of active military personnel, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
Axios Chicago
March 17, 2025
A report from the Economic Policy Institute ranks Washington state as the eighth most expensive state when it comes to infant care, at an average cost of $1,723 per month, or $20,677 per year. Child care for a 4-year old comes in at an average of $1,201 per year.
Along with costing 154% more than tuition at a public four-year university, child care costs barely less than the average rent bill.
Tri-Cities Area Business Journal
March 17, 2025
In 2023, the state rolled back its previous protections for child labor, despite a 266% rise in violations from 2020 to 2023.
Nina Mast, a policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, said these protections are important for young workers. She said permits keep employers compliant with state labor laws, inform parents of the job duties and create a dedicated paper trail for enforcement.
“It’s not a burdensome process,” she said. “It creates some work for the employers, schools and labor agencies, but it’s worth it.”
States that required children to get work permits had 15% fewer workplace violations between 2008 and 2020, according to a University of Maryland study.
Mountain State Spotlight
March 17, 2025
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute reveals that the average annual cost of infant childcare in Indiana is $14,471.
That exceeds the cost of in-state college tuition at Indiana University and Purdue University.
WWBL
March 17, 2025