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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 economic growth, unacceptable employment conditions, and a widening racial wage gap
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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 equity in our nation
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EPI comment on OSHA’s “Interpretation of the General Duty Clause” proposed rule October 31, 2025 By Margaret Poydock Public Comments
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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 health costs, and disparities in access and outcomes
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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 employer-provided health insurance
- Family Budget Calculator - Economic Policy Institute
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 or two adults with zero to four children) in all counties and metro areas in the United States
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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 analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata
- Cuts to SNAP benefits will disproportionately harm families of color . . .
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