Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank that researches economic trends and policies …(paywall).
Verify This
February 10, 2023
“The labor market is pretty strong,” Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, told NBC News. “The unemployment rate is low, and there are still people who have not returned to the labor market after the pandemic, so we can expect the labor force can grow. But we’ve had an incredible couple of years of recovery.” she added.
Forbes
February 10, 2023
The only sustainable and sure solution is to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And then, and only then, index it to inflation or some other standard. The Raise the Wage Act would do this, phasing increases of the minimum wage in over four years, till it reaches $21.25 in 2027. The average wage earner would see their earnings rise by
over $3,000/per year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Ithaca Voice
February 10, 2023
No other state has a $20 minimum wage or legislation on the books to reach that threshold. The $15-an-hour wage in Massachusetts that took effect Jan. 1 ranks fourth-highest among states and territories, trailing Washington, D.C. ($16.10), Washington state ($15.74) and California ($15.50), according to data tracked by the Economic Policy Institute.
Metro West Daily News
February 10, 2023
A family can “afford” the cost of child care when it amounts to 7% of their monthly income, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but they’re often spending closer to 20%. For a worker earning Wisconsin’s minimum wage, child care would consume 80% of their monthly income, the Economic Policy Institute found.
Green Bay Press Gazette
February 10, 2023
The size and scope of the long-standing teacher shortage in the United States has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and has only gotten worse as life has begun returning to normal, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Labor Tribune
February 10, 2023
In a study, the Economic Policy Institute found child care costs for one infant is nearly 16% of a median family’s income in Texas. The average cost of child care for a 4-year-old Texan is $7,062 a year, or $589 every month. The average annual cost for an infant is $9,324, or $777 per month.
Fort Worth Report
February 10, 2023
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), employers were charged with breaking the law in 39 percent of union elections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) between 2019 and 2022.
Truthout
February 10, 2023
Since the COVID pandemic, educators have left their jobs in record numbers due to low pay and severely low morale. While educator vacancies in Nevada are not new, at the midpoint of this school year we still have thousands of school vacancies, with many more positions being covered by long-term substitutes. A December report from the Economic Policy Institute found there is a widespread national teacher shortage that is especially severe here in Nevada and in districts and schools with high percentages of low-income students and students of color. They also found the current shortage is not the result of an insufficient number of qualified teachers, but rather low pay and an increasingly stressful work environment. The average pay differential between teachers and similar college graduates in the job market has grown to 23.5%.
Reno Gazette Journal
February 10, 2023
Massachusetts has some of the most expensive child care in the nation, according to 2020 data from the Economic Policy Institute, with the average monthly price for an infant sitting at $1,743 and $1,258 for a 4-year-old.
WGBH
February 10, 2023