Yes, David Brooks, there really is a class war

January 17, 2020 By Josh Bivens Blog

This MLK Day, remember Emmett Till and voter suppression

January 16, 2020 By Jhacova Williams Blog

China trade deal will not restore 3.7 million U.S. jobs lost since China entered the WTO in 2001

January 13, 2020 By Robert E. Scott Blog

The labor market continues to improve in 2019 as women surpass men in payroll employment, but wage growth slows

January 10, 2020 By Elise Gould Blog

What to watch on jobs day: An assessment of the 2019 labor market

January 9, 2020 By Elise Gould Blog

College athletes and Ph.D. students both work for the university, but only one earns a salary

January 8, 2020 By Jhacova Williams Blog

Nearly 7 million workers will start the new year with higher wages

December 18, 2019 By David Cooper Blog

Top 1.0% of earners see wages up 157.8% since 1979

December 18, 2019 By Lawrence Mishel and Melat Kassa Blog

Three Republican-appointed white men are now deciding whether you have rights on the job

December 17, 2019 By Lynn Rhinehart and Celine McNicholas Blog

On its second anniversary, the TCJA has cut taxes for corporations, but nothing has trickled down

December 17, 2019 By Hunter Blair Blog

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act allows employers to hire migrant farmworkers with H-2A temporary visas for year-round jobs: Impacts are unknown and other wage-setting formulas should be considered

December 11, 2019 By Daniel Costa Blog

Looking for evidence of wage-led productivity growth

December 10, 2019 By Josh Bivens Blog

House vote imminent on the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act—which would lower wages for migrant farmworkers: Hearings and assessments of impacts still needed

December 10, 2019 By Daniel Costa Blog

What to watch on jobs day: Concerning slowdown in job growth and weakening wage growth

December 5, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

OECD highlights temporary labor migration: Almost as many guestworkers as permanent immigrants

December 4, 2019 By Daniel Costa and Philip Martin Blog

Workers will lose more than $700 million annually under proposed DOL rule

November 30, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz and David Cooper Blog

Analyses claiming that taxes on millionaires and billionaires will slow economic growth are fundamentally flawed

November 21, 2019 By Josh Bivens Blog

Bipartisan Senate budget bill could damage the economy during recessions

November 20, 2019 By Hunter Blair Blog

Where do the Democratic presidential candidates stand on migrant workers and labor migration?

November 20, 2019 By Daniel Costa Blog

Latina workers have to work nearly 11 months into 2019 to be paid the same as white non-Hispanic men in 2018

November 19, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

Welcome developments on limiting noncompete agreements: A growing consensus leads to new state laws, a possible FTC rule making, and a strong bipartisan Senate bill

November 7, 2019 By Jane Flanagan and Terri Gerstein Blog

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act isn’t working and there’s no reason to think that will change

October 31, 2019 By Hunter Blair Blog

What to Watch on Jobs Day: Anticipated distortions to payroll employment and wage growth

October 30, 2019 By Valerie Wilson Blog

Wage growth targets are good economics—if you get the details right: EPI Macroeconomics Newsletter

October 29, 2019 By Josh Bivens Blog

A little-known agency that is supposed to protect workers is instead eroding workers’ basic labor rights

October 24, 2019 By Lora Engdahl Blog

Seven questions EPI’s experts would ask at tonight’s debate

October 15, 2019 By EPI staff Blog

Black and Hispanic men could face disproportionate job loss due to transportation automation

October 3, 2019 By Carl Romer Blog

What to Watch on Jobs Day: How big is the teacher shortfall?

October 2, 2019 By Elise Gould Blog

Household income growth was slower and less widespread in 2018 than in 2017

September 26, 2019 By David Cooper and Julia Wolfe Blog

Poverty continues to fall in most states, though progress appears to be slowing

September 26, 2019 By David Cooper and Julia Wolfe Blog

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