According to a 2022 study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), domestic workers face a 25 percent pay gap: “The average domestic worker is paid 75 cents for every dollar that a similar worker would make in another occupation.”
The study identified 2.2 million domestic workers in 2021, though researchers wrote it is “highly likely” that figure is a significant undercount, since many workers are paid “under the table,” and a significant number are undocumented immigrants, who are generally underrepresented in surveys.
The Hill
July 14, 2023
“It was shocking to me that solving hunger for the families of active-duty military service members was going to be a part of my work,” Hall admitted. “I had no knowledge of the severity of this issue and was embarrassed that our country has stationed so many military families here but is not paying them enough to live in San Diego.”
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonpartisan nonprofit think tank, reported that the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area ranks 11th for the highest cost of living among the top 100 largest metro areas in the nation.
Civil Eats
July 14, 2023
Refers to EPI research on child labor.
The Nation
July 14, 2023
Several factors contribute to the higher jobless rates among black Americans than whites. Racism and single-adult households, where one person must balance childcare and full-time employment, are among the primary reasons, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
24/7 Wall St.
July 14, 2023
Cites EPI report on child labor.
CBS News
July 14, 2023
“Black women in the economy are the most essential,” said economist and director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson. “Black women have always had and continues to have higher rates of labor force participation and higher employment rates than other groups of women.”
Michigan Chronicle
July 14, 2023
Americans have long struggled to save enough for retirement, which remains a problem today. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average working household has just $95,776 saved for their golden years.
Motley Fool
July 14, 2023
The federal government has vowed to crack down on violations of child labor laws, but the Economic Policy Institute, which examines the economic impact of government policies, reports that in the last two years, at least fourteen states have either passed or introduced measures to weaken the laws protecting children from dangerous working conditions.
They permit longer work hours and more dangerous work, lower the ages for work around alcohol, or introduce new subminimum wages for children.
Milwaukee Independent
July 14, 2023
“Race-blind admissions processes will further exacerbate existing inequalities and undermine the recognition of the unique challenges that Black, Hispanic, and Native American students encounter throughout the admissions process,” according to the Economic Policy Institute. “By disregarding the significance of race, these approaches risk creating a wider divide between equal opportunity and communities of color.”
The Messenger
July 14, 2023