According to the Economic Policy Institute, less than 20% of private-sector workers are covered by a traditional pension, and the national savings rate is close to zero. This leaves most Americans financially unprepared for retirement.
Smart Union
March 4, 2022
In addition, there is evidence that higher levels of human capital are sometimes associated with even greater pay disadvantages. An analysis by Elsie Gould and Teresa Kroeger at the Economic Policy Institute finds that women workers are not only paid less than men at every level of formal education, but also that the gender pay divide actually widens as workers acquire more educational credentials. Specifically, Gould and Kroeger find that while women with a high school degree are paid about 80 percent of what men with a high school degree are paid, women with an advanced degree are paid 73 percent of what men with the same level of education are paid.
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
March 4, 2022
But their growth has led to some concern – an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute concluded that the costs of short-term rental companies’ presence in a municipality outweighs any tourism benefits they may bring in.
The Repository
March 4, 2022
The general assault on education could have lasting consequences for this state’s economy down the road, said Ben Zipperer, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
Dallas Observer
March 4, 2022
“Inflation is definitely blocking some of the gains that would otherwise accrue to workers stemming from today’s pretty hot labor market, and that definitely includes any raise Target is giving,” says Josh Bivens, an economist at Economic Policy Institute.
Quartz
March 4, 2022
n the last few months, pay has risen fastest in certain sectors, says Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Areas like leisure, retail, and hospitality are “where lower-wage workers have been seeing some increases in opportunities and experienced wage growth.”
CNBC
March 4, 2022
Care for an infant can cost substantially more than for older children, figures from the Economic Policy Institute show. In California, for example, that gap is more than $5,000 a year, on average.
Bloomberg
March 4, 2022
Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz calls last year’s decline a “wakeup call to lawmakers.” Shierholz sees labor reform as essential to an equitable recovery from the pandemic.
Rochester Beacon
March 4, 2022
According to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. auto sector could require an increase of over 150,000 jobs if electric vehicles rise to 50% of domestic auto sales in 2030.
Minnesota Reformer
March 4, 2022
Using data from the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), GOBankingRates identified the cost of child care in each state. It also identifies the 10 states where child care is least affordable and most affordable in the context of each state’s median salary.
GO Banking Rates
March 4, 2022