Biography
Jori Kandra (she/her) joined EPI in 2019 after completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. As a research assistant, Kandra supports the research team through data collection, recording, and analysis, as well as proofreading, editing, and helping prepare articles and blog posts for publication.
Education
B.S.A., Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Economics, University of Texas at Austin
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Wage inequality fell in 2022 because stock market declines brought down pay of the highest earners: But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 171.7% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 32.9% growth
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EPI comments on DOL’s proposed overtime rule
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CEO pay slightly declined in 2022: But it has soared 1,209.2% since 1978 compared with a 15.3% rise in typical workers’ pay
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Class of 2023: Young workers have experienced strong wage growth since 2020
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Class of 2023: Young people see better job opportunities
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Class of 2023: Young adults are graduating into a strong labor market
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Inequality in annual earnings worsens in 2021: Top 1% of earners get a larger share of the earnings pie while the bottom 90% lose ground
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CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978: CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021
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State of Working America 2021: Measuring wages in the pandemic labor market
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Botched policy responses to globalization have decimated manufacturing employment with often overlooked costs for Black, Brown, and other workers of color: Investing in infrastructure and rebalancing trade can create good jobs for all
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Wage inequality continued to increase in 2020: Top 1.0% of earners see wages up 179% since 1979 while share of wages for bottom 90% hits new low
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Expanding overtime protection for teachers under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2020
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CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978: CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020
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Only one in five workers are working from home due to COVID: Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to be able to telework
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Preliminary data show CEO pay jumped nearly 16% in 2020, while average worker compensation rose 1.8%
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The carceral state and the labor market
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Wages grew in 2020 because the bottom fell out of the low-wage labor market: The State of Working America 2020 wages report
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Wages for the top 1% skyrocketed 160% since 1979 while the share of wages for the bottom 90% shrunk: Time to remake wage pattern with economic policies that generate robust wage-growth for vast majority
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Updated state-level unemployment claims data: Workers across the country need Congress to increase unemployment benefits
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Decades of slow wage growth for telecommunications workers
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2019
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Updated state unemployment data: Congress has failed to act as jobless claims remain high and workers scrape by on inadequate unemployment benefits
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CEO compensation surged 14% in 2019 to $21.3 million: CEOs now earn 320 times as much as a typical worker
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Cuts to unemployment benefits harm millions of workers across the country: See updated state unemployment data
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Six states have at least one million workers either receiving regular unemployment benefits or waiting for their claim to be approved
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More than a quarter of the workforce in 10 states has filed for unemployment
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Six states saw increases in unemployment claims last week: Many workers who are not usually eligible have filed for unemployment
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Domestic Workers Chartbook: A comprehensive look at the demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of the professionals who care for our family members and clean our homes
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Updated state unemployment numbers: Large shares of the labor force have filed for unemployment in every state