Although the overall labor market has weakened, Latina workers have record-high employment rates in 2026. But Latino workers and young Hispanic workers are not experiencing similar gains. @icidmartinez.bsky.social explores the latest trends: www.epi.org/blog/despite...

Despite a softening labor market, Latina workers continue to register record-high employment rates in 2026. Young Hispanic workers are not seeing similar gains.

Around this time last year, we wrote about the remarkable resilience Hispanic workers were showing in the labor market. Despite weaker job growth, the share of Hispanic workers with a job remained hig...

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Even if you've never been a union member, the attacks on unions have cost you money. The typical worker would be earning $5,000 more a year if unions were as strong today as they were five decades ago

A new IWPR report confirms that college-educated Black women are more likely to lead in government than in companies. Which is why the DOGE cuts that slashed federal jobs have been particularly devastating for college-educated Black women. #blacksky

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From 1979-2007, Black women with bachelor’s degrees were the only group of women to maintain labor force participation rates above 80 percent. Yet, despite their high labor force participation, highly educated Black women have been—and continue to be—systematically held back from upward mobility.

From 1979-2007, Black women with bachelor’s degrees were the only group of women to maintain labor force participation rates above 80 percent. Yet, despite their high labor force participation, highly educated Black women have been—and continue to be—systematically held back from upward mobility.

College-Educated Black Women Appear “Well-Positioned” for Labor Market Success, but Still Have Limited Opportunities for Leadership - Institute for Women’s Policy Research

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This morning AFT Executive Vice President @evelyndejesus.bsky.social attended #EPI40, which had great conversations on affordability. Many families can’t afford a decent economic life due to the increase in income and wage inequality. #EARNCON www.aft.org/ae/fall2026/...

"Steady throttling of @usbls.bsky.social funding makes all decision-makers—public & private—less well informed... shouldn’t be up for debate, given how strong of an economic benefit they deliver." @hilwething.bsky.social @epi.org on federal economic statistics www.epi.org/blog/consequ...

Consequences of austerity: How reductions in BLS funding threaten the credibility of our statistics

Government funding cuts are undermining the Bureau of Labor Statistics' ability to provide the reliable information that businesses and policymakers need to make sound decisions about the economy.

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How do federal nutrition programs help fuel healthy futures? Join me at FRAC's Benefit Breakfast on Oct. 7 at the National Press Club for an important conversation about the role these programs play for children, families, and communities. @epi.org frac.org/benefit-brea...

This week @epi.org, where I work, marks 40 years of using data & research to fight corporate power, propaganda, and the right-wing agenda. The @prospect.org has a nice write-up by Robert Kuttner, one of our founders: prospect.org?p=145786 It’s hard work to counter bullshit with facts! Please share!

Happy Anniversary, EPI - The American Prospect

Forty years of altering conventional economic assumptions with meticulous research and action

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Larry Mishel@larrymishel.bsky.social · last wk.

@epi.org had a fortieth anniversary celebration. There's much great work to celebrate and I had a wonderful time. prospect.org/2026/10/02/h...

Julie’s on her way back from @epi.org EARN CON with lots of new research questions: looks like we may be digging into the privatization of Medicare dollars, changes to data collection in decennial census, fiscal impacts of migration enforcement, and the need for minimum wage increases. Stay tuned.

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David Kusnet@davidkusnet.bsky.social · last wk.

@epi.org is the indispensable think tank that examines the economy from the vantage point of working Americans, not the wealthy & well-connected. At 40, always ahead of the times on globalization & its discontents, stagnant wages & skyrocketing living costs. prospect.org/2026/10/02/h...

The prime-age employment-to-population ratio, the share of the population ages 25-54 with a job, ticked up in September to 80.7%, back to where it was in the spring. Overall, the prime-age EPOP remains resilient to labor market weakness in other measures. #EconSky

The household survey is painting a rosier picture of the labor market for September. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly, but for the right reasons as both labor force participation and employment increased. There is notably more volatility in the household survey but the trend is positive.

Slower wage growth means that with higher prices, workers and their families continue to find it difficult to make ends meet. Year-over-year real wages fell for five months in a row. When the latest price data is out on October 14, we'll learn if real wages have fallen for six months straight.

Nominal wage growth continued to decelerate in Sept, rising just 3.0% over the year. Slowing nominal wage growth suggests workers don't have the leverage to bid up their wages. Even with low unemployment, the depressed hires rate means workers aren't finding new jobs to raise their wages. #EconSky

Federal employment lost 1,000 jobs in September, but the deficit in the federal workforce remains stark: there are 328,000 fewer federal jobs since January 2025. The vital services federal employees provide cannot be done without these essential workers. #EconSky

Manufacturing employment grew modestly in September, a gain of 9,000 jobs. But the fact remains that manufacturing employment is still down 21,000 jobs since January 2025. It's hardly a manufacturing boon.

Health care employment continues to chug along, adding 17,000 in September. Modest job growth in construction, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. After a bounce back in August, state and local government recorded losses for September.

Payroll employment growth has averaged 50,000 over the last three months, but it continues to be relatively volatile. Four months of jobs losses over the last year, while some notable gains recorded as well. Economic uncertainty may be at play in the latest spell of weakness and downward revisions.

Notable weakness in today's #jobs report for this morning. Payroll employment grew by 29,000 while downward revisions to both July and August totaled 60,000. July is now recording losses. The job growth in September (29,000) is slower than the prior 12 months (45,000). #EconSky

I am in MAPE and I kid you not, I shared these EPI graphs with our Contract Action Team this very morning— they are such gold.

That’s an @epi.org graph! It’s based on BLS data but our people did the analysis!

This morning I want to help debunk a headline I keep seeing about Black Women's unemployment: By the end of 2025, 600,000 Black women were not out of the workforce. That number signifies who got DISPLACED. The end-of-year number is actually between 217,000 and 250,000 cc @epi.org and IWPR.

One of the best analyses of what happened with Black women's employment was produced by @epi.org. They broke down where the job losses were (in the public sector, namely the federal government) and how those losses were offset.

Black women suffered large employment losses in 2025—particularly among college graduates and public-sector workers

The 2025 labor market can best be characterized as faltering. The national unemployment rate climbed to its highest point in four years, job growth slowed dramatically, and federal employment fell by ...

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IWPR also reports that employment losses were closer to 250,000. This is similar to @epi.org, but a bit higher. Again, their analysis factors in displacement and people regaining employment elsewhere.

Gender Wage Gap Narrows Amid Affordability Crisis, but Black and Latina Women Still Left Behind - Institute for Women’s Policy Research

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Trump wants to divert child care funds from low-income working families to married couples with a stay-at-home parent. Supporting economically struggling families, including full-time caregivers, is a good idea. Taking money from working families to do it is not.

New Trump child care plan would strip resources from low-income working families: A better solution is to fully fund the Child Care and Development Fund instead of redirecting resources away from work...

The Trump administration is proposing a new plan to divert child care funds away from working families, which will lead to a loss of child care subsidies for some, increased child care costs for every...

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The Trump admin has accelerated funding cuts of data-collecting agencies & worked to degrade their independence, including at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This will make it harder for economists & policymakers to make timely sense of changes in the labor market.

Consequences of austerity: How reductions in BLS funding threaten the credibility of our statistics

Government funding cuts are undermining the Bureau of Labor Statistics' ability to provide the reliable information that businesses and policymakers need to make sound decisions about the economy.

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Understand the implications of the legislation the Senate is taking up this week regarding college athletes' hard-won right to be compensated for name, image and likeness (NIL) rights.

A snapshot of college athletes: Who are they and how much do they earn?

Key takeaways: The growing revenue of college sports and the heightened attention on the experience of college athletes suggest that college athletics is far from the amateur endeavor it might have st...

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New data @epi.org show CEO-pay in US 325x more than average workers In 1965 this was: 21x . And no, CEOs have not become better, more productive etc. They gamed the system against workers Limit CEO pay, redistribute wealth Tax the rich @epsu.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social

CEO pay surged in 2025: CEOs are paid 325 times as much as the typical worker

Key findings: CEO pay at the top 350 U.S. firms rose 14.0% in 2025 to an average of $27.9 million. CEOs made 325 times as much as the typical worker in 2025. It hasn’t always been this way. In 1965, C...

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A new report from the @epi.org breaks down what working Americans have been feeling for a while now: the economy is rigged.

CEO Pay

CEO-to-worker pay has skyrocketed over the last six decades, growing 1084% compared to a typical workers' pay which only grew 26%. It's excessive no matter how you look at it...and it doesn't have to ...

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