Poverty increased sharply in 2022 due to safety net cutbacks and inflation shock: Strong labor market signals a better 2023

September 12, 2023 By Elise Gould and Ismael Cid-Martinez Statement

Letter to Senate HELP Committee supporting the renomination of Gwynne Wilcox as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

July 12, 2023 Statement

EPI praises the confirmation of Jared Bernstein as Biden’s top economic adviser

June 13, 2023 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

The Economic Policy Institute mourns the passing of AFL-CIO chief economist and Howard University professor William Spriggs

June 7, 2023 Statement

Letter to Senate HELP Committee urging the advancement of Julie Su’s nomination as Secretary of Labor

April 18, 2023 Statement

EPI praises the nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor

March 1, 2023 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI applauds the reintroduction of the PRO Act

February 28, 2023 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Worker democracy is at risk if Congress does not increase NLRB funding

December 14, 2022 By Celine McNicholas and Samantha Sanders Statement

EPI applauds Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

August 7, 2022 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

The overturning of Roe v. Wade is disastrous for reproductive and economic rights

June 24, 2022 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI congratulates Liz Shuler on her election as AFL-CIO president

June 12, 2022 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Forty organizations urge California lawmakers to pass AB257, the FAST Recovery Act

January 21, 2022 Statement

EPI applauds House passage of the Build Back Better Act

November 19, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Seventeen winners of the Nobel Prize in economics sign letter in support of the President’s Build Back Better package: Statement from Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz

September 20, 2021 Statement

The Economic Policy Institute mourns the passing of Richard Trumka

August 5, 2021 By John Schmitt Statement

EPI applauds the House’s repeal of Trump EEOC’s conciliation rule

June 24, 2021 By Valerie Wilson Statement

Economic Policy Institute President Thea M. Lee’s statement on the Derek Chauvin verdict

April 21, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

The Amazon election in Bessemer showcased our broken union election system and why we must pass the PRO Act

April 9, 2021 By Celine McNicholas Statement

EPI applauds the confirmation of Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

March 22, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI calls for united condemnation of anti-Asian racism and violence

March 19, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

EPI applauds passage of the American Rescue Plan

March 10, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

EPI applauds House passage of the PRO Act

March 9, 2021 By Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock Statement

Coalition letter in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

March 9, 2021 Statement

Jobs report shows more than 25 million workers are directly harmed by the COVID labor market: Congress must pass the full $1.9 trillion relief package immediately

March 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Doing too little in this moment of crisis will come back to haunt the U.S. economy

March 5, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Economists in support of a federal minimum wage of $15 by 2025

EPI applauds the reintroduction of the FAIR Act

February 11, 2021 By Margaret Poydock and Heidi Shierholz Statement

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 U.S. labor market remains 9.9 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels

February 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

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

February 1, 2021 Statement

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