In 2025, Black women experienced far greater employment losses than other women, especially college graduates and public-sector workers, according to data analyzed by Valerie Wilson, an economist.
New York Times
October 20, 2026
McDill also notes the recent precipitous decline in employment among Black women nationally, who according to one recent study “bore the brunt of the economic slowdown.” (That Economic Policy Institute report attributed the job losses largely to “massive federal layoffs and buyouts” under the Trump administration, which disproportionately affected Black women with college degrees.)
WESA (Pittsburgh NPR)
October 20, 2026
The average cost of childcare is $15,394 a year in New York, the sixth-most expensive state in the nation, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
The Center Square
October 20, 2026
Raising two children through age 17 costs just over $700,000, up 9.5% from last year, the largest increase of any expense. The figure counts the extra housing, food, transportation, and taxes two kids bring to a two-adult household, per the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), plus center-based childcare from infancy through summer camp.
Investopedia
October 20, 2026
“Many good middle-class jobs became good middle-class jobs because of unions,” said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
Minnesota Star Tribune
October 20, 2026
And becoming a teacher means earning nearly 34% less than other New Hampshire professionals with similar educational backgrounds, according to estimates by the Economic Policy Institute.
The 74 Million
October 19, 2026
This is known as the Free-Rider Problem: Under federal law (the National Labor Relations Act), a union must legally represent all workers in a bargaining unit both members who pay dues and non-members who do not. Right-to-work laws allow employees to receive all the benefits of a union contract (such as higher wages, health benefits, and grievance representation) without paying any fees or dues for that service, according to the Economic Policy Institute, National Bureau of Economic Research.
The Barre-Montpelier Times (Vermont)
October 19, 2026
In OVERTIME, we talk to Jasmine from the Economic Policy Institute about their recent conference and their report on union density.
The Valley Labor Report
October 19, 2026
The union share of the US workforce has declined from 1 worker in 3 in the 1960s to just 1 in 10 today. According to research by the Economic Policy Institute…(paywall).
Boston Globe
October 19, 2026
It’s not necessarily a consumer behavior problem but an income, access and tax subsidy problem, said Monique Morrissey, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit think tank.
“It’s been a really terrible situation that we’re in (where) tax subsidies and employer benefits are not targeted … for the people who need them most,” Morrissey said.
With a smaller nest egg, many workers are opting to delay retirement and stay on the job, she said.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 19, 2026