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Tariffs—Everything you need to know but were afraid to ask
Feb 10, 2025 · During his presidential campaign, President Trump pledged to impose universal tariffs of 10–60% on all U.S. imports—a whopping $4.2 trillion in goods and services purchased from abroad …
CEO Pay | Economic Policy Institute - epi.org
Sep 25, 2025 · CEO-to-worker pay has skyrocketed over the last six decades, growing 1084% compared to a typical workers' pay which only grew 26%. It's excessive no matter how you look at …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
How anti-worker policies, crony capitalism, and privatization keep the ...
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 billion annually due …
The teacher pay penalty reached a record high in 2024 - epi.org
Sep 24, 2025 · Source: Author’s analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data accessed via the EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 2025.7.10 (EPI 2025a), …
Updated EPI tracker shows more states obstructing progress on …
Mar 6, 2025 · In addition to workers’ rights policies tracked by EPI, new forms of local policymaking designed to improve economic conditions for working people have become targets in recent years.
U.S. investment in public education is at risk - epi.org
Aug 21, 2025 · Expenditures are in real 2024 dollars. Expenditures shown are total current expenditures on elementary and secondary education, excluding capital outlays and interest on debt. Source: EPI …