Many Americans saw their inflation-adjusted wages decline between 2020 and 2024, economists say. And wages had stagnated for lower- and middle-income Americans before the pandemic.
“People were already sort of feeling strapped, so it’s no surprise that people are feeling strapped now,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today
February 12, 2025
Arizona State University ranked Ohio 35th in job growth last year. And when the Economic Policy Institute in 2023 looked at state unemployment rates by state since 2007 — the year the Great Recession struck — Ohio ranked near the bottom of states.
Ohio Capital Journal
February 12, 2025
Many Americans saw their inflation-adjusted wages decline between 2020 and 2024, economists say. And wages had stagnated for lower- and middle-income Americans before the pandemic.
“People were already sort of feeling strapped, so it’s no surprise that people are feeling strapped now,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today
February 12, 2025
Arizona State University ranked Ohio 35th in job growth last year. And when the Economic Policy Institute in 2023 looked at state unemployment rates by state since 2007 — the year the Great Recession struck — Ohio ranked near the bottom of states.
Ohio Capital Journal
February 12, 2025
Since 1979, net productivity has grown by 64%, while the hourly pay of typical workers has only increased by 17.3%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. This gap mirrors the economic disenfranchisement seen after the failure to provide land ownership to freed slaves.
Forbes
February 12, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the global economy has eliminated more than 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs and nearly 70,000 factories.
Governing
February 12, 2025
A December 2024 report from the Economic Policy Institute found that “more than $1.5 billion in stolen wages were recovered for workers between 2021 and 2023.” In that period, the U.S. Department of Labor recovered nearly $700 million in stolen wages, while state departments of labor and attorneys general recovered $201.4 million.
National Catholic Reporter
February 12, 2025
Many Americans saw their inflation-adjusted wages decline between 2020 and 2024, economists say. And wages had stagnated for lower- and middle-income Americans before the pandemic.
“People were already sort of feeling strapped, so it’s no surprise that people are feeling strapped now,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
USA Today
February 12, 2025
Arizona State University ranked Ohio 35th in job growth last year. And when the Economic Policy Institute in 2023 looked at state unemployment rates by state since 2007 — the year the Great Recession struck — Ohio ranked near the bottom of states.
Ohio Capital Journal
February 12, 2025