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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

4 days ago · EPI has estimated that U.S. farmworkers will lose $2.7 to 3.3 billion in wages per year. If employers are allowed to use H-2A visas for year-round jobs via the House Homeland …

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 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 …

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%