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, …

EPI is a leader in the movement for economic justice. We use the tools of economics to win policy change that advances power for workers, economic security for families, and racial and …

Dec 1, 2025 · EPI comment in support of NYC DCWP proposed rule to establish minimum pay protections for grocery delivery workers December 5, 2025 By Nina Mast Public Comments

United States by State Sep 2025 5.6% District of Columbia 4.2% United States 2.4% South Dakota EXPLORE ALL TOPICS Employment Data on the labor force are compiled from EPI …

EPI analyzes the U.S. health care system through the lens of low- and moderate-income families’ living standards, with special attention to employer-sponsored health insurance, the burden of …

Jun 2, 2025 · An open letter from six Nobel laureate economists The upside-down priorities of the House budget Adding significantly to debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%

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 …

Jun 18, 2025 · A 2017 EPI analysis of wage theft in the 10 most populous states—including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas—found that workers were cheated out of $8 …

Jan 1, 2002 · EPI is a leader in the movement for economic justice. We use the tools of economics to win policy change that advances power for workers, economic security for …

Jan 22, 2025 · Heidi Shierholz, “EPI comments on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” comments submitted on behalf of the Economic Policy Institute to …