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...wage.On Jan. 1, 2012, eight states raised their "indexed" minimum wages to adjust for inflation. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that more than 1 million workers benefited directly from these increases.Additionally, as employers...
...likely means more new jobs seekers, which puts some pressure on the state's jobless rate," he said. The Economic Policy Institute noted Friday that Alaska was one of just three states that had employment levels higher now than at the beginning...
...Krugman, China's currency manipulation alone costs America up to 1.5 percent of its GDP every year, and Economic Policy Institute economist Robert Scott suggests this kills as many as 3 million U.S. jobs. Now, Paulson stands to personally...
...of Energy's loans for innovative technologies.A study conducted in 2011 by the BlueGreen Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute confirmed the jobs benefits of green energy policies. It found that the stimulus created or saved 997,000...
...past decade. The study was conducted by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities...said Jared Bernstein, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. ``The middle class is working more than ever...
...contracted workers earns less than the poverty level for a family of four, according to a 2009 analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. There's more. Why, despite years of scandals about contractor fraud and misconduct, do we continue awarding...
...in the last 30 years has gone to the top one-tenth of the top 1 percent, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, while the bottom 90 percent has earned just 15.9 percent. The net effect is a long and persistent squeeze...
...past decade. The study was conducted by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities...said Jared Bernstein, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. ``The middle class is working more than ever...
...budget surplus expected this year to fight off an imminent recession. According to Dr. Eileen Appelbaum of the Economic Policy Institute, a one-time payment would give a quick lift to the economy by spurring consumer spending. The economic boom...
...administration says its changes would create net increases in the number of workers eligible for overtime pay. But the Economic Policy Institute, a union-backed research group, estimates the administration change would eliminate overtime eligibility...