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

EPI applauds crucial provisions in the CARES Act, but its glaring flaws mean that more is needed

March 27, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Unemployment insurance claims jumped nearly 1,500% in two weeks: I have been a labor economist for a very long time and have never seen anything like this

March 26, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Any bailout must include strong worker protections

March 23, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Increase in unemployment insurance claims is a preview of the coming recession: Large fiscal stimulus is needed

March 19, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

New joint-employer rule strips workers of bargaining rights

February 25, 2020 By Celine McNicholas and Heidi Shierholz Statement

Judy Shelton’s troubling record disqualifies her as Federal Reserve governor

February 10, 2020 By Josh Bivens Statement

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