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 …

EPI's rigorous research and transformative ideas fortify worker organizing, build a shared understanding of how power and policy shape economic outcomes, and drive progressive policy change at every …

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 types (one …

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 gender …

Feb 20, 2025 · The data, combined with an EPI review of publicly available sources, suggest a range of strike activity in 2024. Recurring themes of major stoppages in 2024 include improving pay, …

Nov 13, 2025 · EPI comment on New Jersey’s proposed regulation codifying its interpretation of the state’s statutory “ABC test” August 6, 2025 By Nina Mast Testimony

Jun 25, 2025 · According to EPI’s Minimum Wage Tracker, 30 states and D.C. have a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum. Many of these gains were achieved through the ballot initiative …

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 families, and racial and …

Apr 28, 2025 · In analysis of legislation introduced in 2021 to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, EPI concluded that the policy would lift between 1.8 to 3.7 million individuals …

Jan 1, 2025 · Learn more To learn more about the high cost of child care, check out these EPI resources: EPI Policy Agenda: Education and Child Care EPI Family Budget Calculator EPI …