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As cities and states pass bold increases in the minimum wage, we need to update our thinking about its costs
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The State of American Wages 2017: Wages have finally recovered from the blow of the Great Recession but are still growing too slowly and unequally
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Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers
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The new gilded age: Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county
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Workers of color are far more likely to be paid poverty-level wages than white workers
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Class of 2018: High school edition
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The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher incomes for the top, no discernible effect on wage growth for typical American workers
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Uber and the labor market: Uber drivers’ compensation, wages, and the scale of Uber and the gig economy
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As cities and states pass bold increases in the minimum wage, we need to update our thinking about its costs
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Class of 2018: College edition
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Bold increases in the minimum wage should be evaluated for the benefits of raising low-wage workers’ total earnings: Critics who cite claims of job loss are using a distorted frame
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Multiple measures indicate the presence of labor market slack
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Yes, manufacturing still provides a pay advantage, but staffing firm outsourcing is eroding it
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Putting wage growth in perspective
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Growth (or not) in real wages
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The State of American Wages 2017: Wages have finally recovered from the blow of the Great Recession but are still growing too slowly and unequally
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50 years after the Kerner Commission: African Americans are better off in many ways but are still disadvantaged by racial inequality
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Unrigging the economy to grow the middle class: Pennsylvania takes the lead on overtime
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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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Our analysis of January 1 state minimum wage changes understated the total increase in wages for workers throughout the country
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Racial inequalities in wages, income, and wealth show that MLK’s work remains unfinished
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The search for the next president of the New York Federal Reserve is a big deal
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The courts are getting it wrong when it comes to unpaid interns
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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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Federal overtime pay bill would boost paychecks by $1.2 billion annually
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New paper on pay-productivity link does not overturn EPI findings
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2016 ACS shows stubbornly high Native American poverty and different degrees of economic well-being for Asian ethnic groups
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Most families are nearly back to 2007 income levels, but inequality continues to grow in 2016
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Incomes continued to rise in 2016 in four out of five states
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New census data show strong 2016 earnings growth across-the-board, with black and Hispanic workers seeing the fastest growth for second consecutive year