By Ross Eisenbrey,
March 16, 2010
EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey outlines why EPI strongly supports the Local Jobs for America Act.
March 15, 2010
Audio/video archive of education forum held on Mon., Mar. 15, 2010.
By Heidi Shierholz,
March 9, 2010
By Anna Turner,
March 8, 2010
Additional context on the country's high unemployment rate. (Updated March 2010.)
By Heidi Shierholz,
March 5, 2010
EPI's Jobs Picture for March 5th, 2010
By Robert E. Scott,
February 25, 2010
The U.S. manufacturing sector has lost nearly a third of all employment between 2001 and 2009. International economist Robert Scott examines how proposed trade deals with Colombia and Korea could affect the job market.
By Kai Filion,
February 25, 2010
Minimum wage increases do not cause part-time job loss.
By Heidi Shierholz,
February 24, 2010
This paper finds that immigrant workers who are U.S. citizens enjoy higher wages and lower levels of poverty than non-citizens, and that this benefit remains even after controlling for other factors.
By Manuel Pastor Jr.,
February 17, 2010
A new study co-authored by EPI board member Manuel Pastor shows substantial economic benefits of authorizing workers who are currently undocumented.
By Ron Hira,
February 17, 2010
American employers often claim they use the H-1B and other skilled guest worker visa programs to attract talented foreign workers and help them remain permanently in the U.S. But new evidence shows these programs are mainly a means to help outsource U.S. jobs or recruit cheap temporary labor.
By Robert E. Scott,
February 11, 2010
EPI's International Picture for February 11, 2010
By Lawrence Mishel,
February 9, 2010
Analysis of today's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) release
By Heidi Shierholz,
February 5, 2010
Analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report.
By Josh Bivens,
February 4, 2010
The President, in his State of the Union speech, called on the Senate to quickly put together a jobs bill. In this memo, EPI economist Josh Bivens explains why a well-designed temporary job creation tax credit could be a useful part of an overall jobs bill and which version of the jobs tax credit now being considered by the Senate will have the largest impact on job creation.
By Josh Bivens,
Ethan Pollack,
February 4, 2010
Proposal to invest in highways, mass transit and bike and pedestrian routes would create close to half a million jobs.
By Heidi Shierholz,
February 4, 2010
This paper shows that immigration has a small positive effect on wages for native-born workers, including less educated workers.
By John S. Irons,
February 2, 2010
Now that President Obama has released his budget, EPI's Director of Research and Policy offers further analysis.
By John S. Irons,
January 29, 2010
By Josh Bivens,
January 29, 2010
The fourth quarter growth in gross domestic product was welcome, but won't be sustained for anywhere near long enough to address the jobs crisis and other problems.
By Elise Gould,
January 19, 2010
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