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News from EPI EPI experts to discuss Census income and poverty data release

On Wednesday, September 12 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, the Economic Policy Institute will hold a media teleconference to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 data on income, earnings, and poverty.

EPI economists will discuss income and earnings trends in the annual report, which will offer insight into how working people have fared in the first year of the Trump administration.

EPI will also release a series of analyses after the Census report is issued, including a “By the Numbers” guide and a look at income and wage trends by race and ethnicity.

What: Media call to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 data on income, earnings, and poverty

Who: Elise Gould, EPI Senior Economist
Heidi Shierholz, EPI Policy Director
Valerie Wilson, EPI Economist and Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy

When: Wednesday, September 12
12:30 p.m. Eastern

Call-in number: 1-800-311-9402
Passcode: 9796

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