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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

  February 9, 2021 By David Cooper Testimony

• 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

  February 8, 2021 By Josh Bivens, David Cooper, Heidi Shierholz, and Ben Zipperer Statement

• The Biden rescue plan is neither risky nor a distraction from structural issues

  February 5, 2021 By Josh Bivens Blog

• The economy Trump handed off to President Biden: 25.5 million workers—15.0% of the workforce—hit by the coronavirus crisis in January

  February 5, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog

• News from EPI › The U.S. labor market remains 9.9 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels

  February 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

• What to watch on jobs day: The giant job deficit left by the pandemic

  February 4, 2021 By Elise Gould Blog

• Unemployment claims topped 1.1 million last week: Congress must pass bold relief measures to keep crucial programs from expiring

  February 4, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Blog

• Learning during the pandemic: Making social and emotional learning front and center

  February 3, 2021 By Emma García and Elaine Weiss Blog

• News from EPI › Temporary work visa programs continued to expand under Trump—and are now in desperate need of reform to protect migrant workers

  February 3, 2021 Press Releases

• Letter from think tank leaders to Congress supporting President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan

  February 1, 2021 Statement