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Nearly a year into the pandemic and unemployment claims remain 17 million above their pre-pandemic levels: Congress must pass $1.9 trillion relief bill
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Projected state and local revenue shortfalls are shrinking, but the value of substantial federal aid to state and local governments is not
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Achieving Economic and Racial Justice for Black Workers: Policy Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
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News from EPI › Wages grew in 2020 because low-wage workers experienced the brunt of the job losses
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Wages grew in 2020 because the bottom fell out of the low-wage labor market: The State of Working America 2020 wages report
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News from EPI › Number of striking workers declined in 2020 but data fail to capture many COVID-19 worker-safety walkouts
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The Biden relief and recovery proposal spends the right amount: Concerns over the pace of its spend-out make sense, but even these concerns are overstated and easy to address
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Downturn in strike activity reflects COVID-19 recession but fails to capture many walkouts for worker safety
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Paycheck or Life: A Tyson meatpacking worker’s ultimate sacrifice
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Learning during the pandemic: Lessons from the research on education in emergencies for COVID-19 and afterwards
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Unemployment insurance claims rose last week: Congress must act before mid-March, or millions will lose benefits
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EPI comments on the proposed delay of effective date for the Tip Rule
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U.S. trade deficit hits record high in 2020: The Biden administration must prioritize rebuilding domestic manufacturing
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Actions the Biden administration and Congress can take to better protect farmworkers
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Strong wage standards are especially important for heightened-security job sites: Testimony in support of HB685, the Secure Maryland Wage Act of 2021
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CBO analysis confirms that a $15 minimum wage raises earnings of low-wage workers, reduces inequality, and has significant and direct fiscal effects: Large progressive redistribution of income caused by higher minimum wage leads to significant and cross-cutting fiscal effects
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The Biden rescue plan is neither risky nor a distraction from structural issues
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The economy Trump handed off to President Biden: 25.5 million workers—15.0% of the workforce—hit by the coronavirus crisis in January
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News from EPI › The U.S. labor market remains 9.9 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels
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What to watch on jobs day: The giant job deficit left by the pandemic
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Unemployment claims topped 1.1 million last week: Congress must pass bold relief measures to keep crucial programs from expiring
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Learning during the pandemic: Making social and emotional learning front and center
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News from EPI › Temporary work visa programs continued to expand under Trump—and are now in desperate need of reform to protect migrant workers
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Temporary work visa programs and the need for reform: A briefing on program frameworks, policy issues and fixes, and the impact of COVID-19
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Letter from think tank leaders to Congress supporting President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan
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News from EPI › Press call today: EPI economist joins panel reacting to CBO score of COVID relief plan
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Strong wage standards are especially important for heightened-security job sites: Testimony in support of SB107, the Secure Maryland Wage Act of 2021
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1.3 million people applied for unemployment insurance last week: Policymakers must pass crucial relief and recovery measures
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Why the U.S. needs a $15 minimum wage: How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers and their families
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News from EPI › Kyle Moore joins the Economic Policy Institute as PREE economist