Biography
Julia Wolfe joined EPI as a research assistant in 2017. She works with EPI’s economists and researchers to analyze current labor market trends, particularly as they relate to education, inequality, and wage growth. Prior to joining EPI, Julia worked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics as the retail and manufacturing employment analyst for the Current Employment Statistics program.
Education
B.A., Political Science and International Development, Truman State University
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CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978: Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time
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Class of 2019: High school edition
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Class of 2019: College edition
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Reliable data is one of the many victims of the government shutdown
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Top 1.0 percent reaches highest wages ever—up 157 percent since 1979
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Poverty declined in most states in 2017
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Household incomes in 2017 stayed on existing trends in most states; incomes in 21 states are still below their pre-recession levels
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Government programs kept tens of millions out of poverty in 2017
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Household income growth slowed markedly in 2017 and was stronger for those at the top, while earnings declined slightly
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‘Fair workweek’ laws help more than 1.8 million workers: Laws promote workplace flexibility and protect against unfair scheduling practices
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News from EPI › New U.S. Census Bureau nonemployer establishment data for 2016 show continued growth in self-employment, but little economic impact as revenues barely grew
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Nonemployer establishments grew in 2016 but their real revenues were stable: This confirms other data on self-employment showing more activity, but little economic impact
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Has self-employment surged? Data on nonemployer establishments confirm other data showing more activity, but not much economic impact
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Class of 2018: High school edition
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A profile of union workers in state and local government: Key facts about the sector for followers of Janus v. AFSCME Council 31
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A Missouri ‘right-to-work’ law is more likely to harm black workers, who are more likely to be covered by a union contract than other workers
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Black workers in right-to-work (RTW) states tend to have lower wages than in Missouri and other non-RTW states
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Class of 2018: College edition
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Women would lose $4.6 billion in earned tips if the administration’s ‘tip stealing’ rule is finalized: Overall, workers would lose $5.8 billion
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The state of graduate student employee unions: Momentum to organize among graduate student workers is growing despite opposition
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Employers would pocket $5.8 billion of workers’ tips under Trump administration’s proposed ‘tip stealing’ rule
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Wages rose for the bottom 90 percent in 2016 as those for top 1 percent fell
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Poverty declines in most states in 2016
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Incomes continued to rise in 2016 in four out of five states
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Poverty declined modestly in 2016; government programs continued to keep tens of millions out of poverty
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Income growth in 2016 is strong, but not as strong as 2015 and more uneven
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EPI comment regarding OSHA’s proposal to revoke the beryllium rule