Press releases and announcements
EPI president Heidi Shierholz denounces passage of GOP budget bill
July 3, 2025
EPI president Heidi Shierholz condemns Senate passage of Republican budget bill
July 1, 2025
How anti-worker policies keep the South locked out of shared prosperity
June 18, 2025
New report dissects Trump’s trade policy—and offers a progressive alternative approach to globalization
May 29, 2025
EPI condemns House passage of dangerous tax and spending bill
May 22, 2025
New report details 100 ways Trump has hurt workers in his first 100 days
April 25, 2025
New EPI resource answers frequently asked questions about immigration
April 15, 2025
The South’s high poverty rates and low economic mobility are the result of racist, anti-worker policies
April 3, 2025
Trump administration misleadingly cites EPI in tariffs announcement
April 3, 2025
Trump executive order to dismantle federal worker unions is an autocratic power grab
March 28, 2025
South Carolina workers are paid lower wages and receive fewer benefits than their national counterparts, according to a new report
March 24, 2025
Lowest-paid workers have seen historically fast real wage growth since 2019
March 24, 2025
New resource shows immigrants drive and support economic growth in every state
March 10, 2025
Domestic workers face poor wages and working conditions—particularly in the South
March 6, 2025
New report finds that GOP plan to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts would slash incomes for typical families
March 4, 2025
New resource calculates how many federal workers live in every state, county, and congressional district
March 3, 2025
New report explains why Colorado lawmakers should repeal barriers to unionization
February 27, 2025
EPI president blasts House Republicans’ proposed cuts to health care and food assistance programs at congressional hearing
February 26, 2025
271,500 workers went on strike in 2024
February 20, 2025
New report shows that extending Trump’s tax cuts for the rich and corporations will hurt working families
February 13, 2025
Elon Musk’s DOGE is hacking U.S. Treasury funds—and our democracy
February 5, 2025
EPI launches data library showing U.S. wages, jobs, and inequality over time
February 5, 2025
Extending unemployment insurance to striking workers is a low-cost policy to benefit workers and the economy
February 3, 2025
New Family Budget Calculator data show cost of living in every county and metropolitan area in 2024
January 29, 2025
Federal funding freeze risks throwing the U.S. economy into chaos
January 28, 2025
New report details how Amazon, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s have crushed worker organizing campaigns
January 28, 2025
Unionization rates fell in 2024: Millions more wanted to join unions, but couldn’t
January 28, 2025