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Tariffs—Everything you need to know but were afraid to ask 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 in 2024 This was always a real possibility The International Economic Emergency Powers Act gives the president broad authority to do so In early February the Trump administration seemed…
The federal minimum wage is officially a poverty wage in 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 out of poverty, including up to 1 3 million children
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About - Economic Policy Institute 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
Publications - Economic Policy Institute EPI comment on OPM’s proposed rule on “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service” May 23, 2025 By Samantha Sanders and Ben Zipperer Public Comments
Resources - Economic Policy Institute 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
Blog | Economic Policy Institute May jobs report sends mixed signals Solid payroll gains contrast with a weaker household survey and a continued decline in federal government employment Below, EPI economists offer their insights on the jobs report released this morning, which showed 139,000 jobs added in May Read more