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About - Economic Policy Institute About EPI The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank working for the last 30 years to counter rising inequality, low wages and weak benefits for working people, slower economic growth, unacceptable employment conditions, and a widening racial wage gap
Publications - Economic Policy Institute EPI comment on OSHA’s “Interpretation of the General Duty Clause” proposed rule October 31, 2025 By Margaret Poydock Public Comments
Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs - epi. org Source: Extrapolations from East et al (2023) and Howard, Wang, and Zhang (2024), as described in the text Baseline employment levels from EPI (2025) analysis of the 2024 basic monthly Current Population Survey
Staff - Economic Policy Institute Staff EPI Experts | Board of Directors | About EPI Executive Team Heidi Shierholz, President Naomi Walker, Executive Vice President Acting Communications Director Barbara Western, Chief Operating Officer Celine McNicholas, General Counsel Director of Policy Angel Henry, Executive Assistant, EARNcon Project Manager Senior Staff Heidi Shierholz
Topics - EPI Data Library United States by Outcome 2024 398 2 Net productivity (output per hour) 242 9 Total compensation per hour EXPLORE ALL TOPICS Employment Data on the labor force are compiled from EPI analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata
Family Budget Calculator - Economic Policy Institute EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one or two adults with zero to four children) in all counties and metro areas in the United States
Resources - Economic Policy Institute Read timely day-of-release analysis by EPI’s economists on monthly national and state jobs data, quarterly GDP and international trade data, as well as annual census data on poverty, income and employer-provided health insurance
271,500 workers went on strike in 2024 - epi. org The data, combined with an EPI review of publicly available sources, suggest a range of strike activity in 2024 Recurring themes of major stoppages in 2024 include improving pay, expanding benefits, and addressing workplace safety issues