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Economists in support of a federal minimum wage of $15 by 2025
EPI applauds the reintroduction of the FAIR Act
February 11, 2021
By
Heidi Shierholz
and
Margaret Poydock
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
EPI applauds the introduction of the Raise the Wage Act
:
32 million U.S. workers would benefit from a $15 federal minimum wage
January 26, 2021
By
Ben Zipperer
Statement
President-elect Biden’s relief and recovery proposal would be a lifeline to workers and their families
January 14, 2021
By
Josh Bivens
Statement
Job opening and labor turnover survey reveals increasing layoffs in November
January 12, 2021
By
Elise Gould
Economic Indicators
December jobs report provides a clear picture of Trump’s failed handling of the economy
January 8, 2021
By
Elise Gould
Economic Indicators
EPI applauds President-elect Biden’s appointment of Marty Walsh for Secretary of Labor
January 7, 2021
Statement
EPI denounces the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
January 7, 2021
Statement
Trump administration finalizes regulation that will cost tipped workers more than $700 million annually
December 22, 2020
By
Heidi Shierholz
Press Releases
The congressional relief bill is an important step toward addressing the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic
December 22, 2020
By
Thea M. Lee
Press Releases
The Biden administration must strongly advocate for working people
November 7, 2020
By
Thea M. Lee
Statement
Income gains from 2019 Census report illustrate the importance of getting closer to full employment during the recovery
September 15, 2020
By
Elise Gould
Statement
EPI applauds judge’s decision on joint-employer rule
:
Trump’s rule would have cost workers more than $1 billion annually
September 9, 2020
By
Heidi Shierholz
Statement
A huge jobs deficit remains, by any measure
:
Congress must provide more relief
September 9, 2020
By
Elise Gould
Economic Indicators
Six months into the recession and a 11.5 million jobs deficit remains
September 4, 2020
By
Elise Gould
Economic Indicators
The GOP HEALS Act fails to heal people harmed by the coronavirus, will cost millions of jobs, and protects bad employers
July 28, 2020
By
Thea M. Lee
Statement
Two months of gains, but a huge jobs deficit remains, and deepening pain is on the horizon
:
Congress needs to act
July 2, 2020
By
Elise Gould
and
Heidi Shierholz
Economic Indicators
The Economic Policy Institute’s statement on the murder of George Floyd
June 3, 2020
Statement
HEROES Act provides critical relief and recovery measures to U.S. workers
May 12, 2020
By
Thea M. Lee
Statement
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging substantial improvements to the short-time compensation program as part of next COVID-19 relief package
April 29, 2020
Statement
Letter urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Guarantee Act
April 29, 2020
Statement
In the last four weeks, more than 20 million workers applied for unemployment insurance benefits
April 16, 2020
By
Heidi Shierholz
Statement
Letter to Congress urging $500 billion in relief funds for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments and other transformative investments
April 13, 2020
Statement
Progressive group leaders to Congress:
:
Major federal intervention needed to meet scale of crisis; Congress must put people ahead of corporations to save economy
April 9, 2020
Statement
16.8 million apply for unemployment benefits in three weeks
:
The labor market has been upended.
April 9, 2020
By
Elise Gould
and
Heidi Shierholz
Statement
March’s huge job losses are just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come
April 3, 2020
By
Elise Gould
Economic Indicators
A portrait of disaster
:
Initial UI claims jump from 211,000 to 6.6 million in three weeks
April 2, 2020
By
Heidi Shierholz
Statement
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