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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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