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A guide to using EPI’s Family Budget Calculator

The Family Budget Calculator estimates the resources families need to make ends
meet across the United States. This report explains how policymakers, employers,
and advocates can set meaningful living wage standards using the calculator.
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 * Increasing the Maryland minimum wage to $15 in 2023 would boost incomes for
   low-wage workers and advance gender and racial justice

Workers want unions, but the latest data point to obstacles in their path

The recent surge in labor actions has not translated into higher unionization
rates in the latest government data. Read the report


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 * Labor unions and the defense of American democracy

Paid sick days—who has access?

The share of workers who have access to paid sick days has increased nationwide.
However, lack of paid sick days is still a real problem for many
workers—especially low-wage workers. Read the report


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 * Access to paid sick days remains vastly unequal
 * Union workers are more likely to have paid sick days and health insurance 

Low Wage Workforce Tracker

Understanding the scope of low pay in this country is a critical step in fixing
the problem. The Low Wage Workforce Tracker shines a light on the U.S. workers
paid the least. Explore the tracker


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 * Why the U.S. needs at least a $17 minimum wage
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 * SENATE SHOULD REJECT DEAL THAT WOULD PUNISH ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TRADE AWAY
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   February 5, 2024 By Daniel Costa Statement

 * WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIVING WAGE?: A GUIDE TO USING EPI’S FAMILY BUDGET
   CALCULATOR
   
   January 31, 2024 By Elise Gould, Zane Mokhiber, and Katherine deCourcy Report

 * WORKERS WANT UNIONS, BUT THE LATEST DATA POINT TO OBSTACLES IN THEIR PATH:
   PRIVATE-SECTOR UNIONIZATION ROSE BY MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION IN 2023,
   WHILE UNIONIZATION IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FELL
   
   January 23, 2024 By Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and
   Jennifer Sherer Report

 * EPI APPLAUDS NEW DOL RULE TO CURB EMPLOYER MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS AS
   INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
   
   January 9, 2024 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

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 * CHILD LABOR REMAINS A KEY STATE LEGISLATIVE ISSUE IN 2024: STATE LAWMAKERS
   MUST SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN STANDARDS, RESIST ONGOING ATTACKS ON
   CHILD LABOR LAWS
   
   February 7, 2024 By Nina Mast Blog

 * A STRONG LABOR MARKET CONTINUES INTO 2024 WITH 353,000 JOBS ADDED IN JANUARY
   
   February 2, 2024 By EPI Staff Blog

 * THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS: TO COMBAT THE BLACK-WHITE SCHOOL
   ACHIEVEMENT GAP, REMEDY PERSISTENT SEGREGATION, DON’T HOPE FOR MIRACLE
   TEACHERS
   
   January 30, 2024 By Richard Rothstein Blog

 * THE ECONOMY ISN’T SICK RIGHT NOW—BUT IT HAS CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAT DEMAND
   ATTENTION
   
   January 30, 2024 By Kyle K. Moore Blog

 * JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER SURVEY SHOWS A STRONG—BUT NOT
   OVERHEATING—LABOR MARKET
   
   January 30, 2024 By EPI Staff Blog

 * DON’T WAIT ON WAGE GROWTH—THE FED SHOULD CUT RATES AT THIS WEEK’S MEETING
   
   January 29, 2024 By Josh Bivens Blog

 * EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO STRIKING WORKERS WOULD COST LITTLE AND
   ENCOURAGE FAIR NEGOTIATIONS
   
   January 29, 2024 By Daniel Perez Blog

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 * 15 Best East Coast Cities to Retire on a Budget of $1,200 a Month
   
   Additionally, we also included average figures for a single person’s monthly
   grocery, taking quotes from the Economic Policy Institute. The resulting list
   is presented in descending order, ranging from the highest cost of living to
   the lowest cost of living. 
   
   Insider Monkey | February 9, 2024
 * The Women’s Bill of Rights that women in W.Va. deserve
   
   Infant care costs $1,117 more per year than in-state tuition for four-year
   public college, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
   
   Fayette Tribune | February 9, 2024
 * We Need a Worker-Led EV Transition That Serves the Common Good
   
   In the absence of significant government investments and without aggressive
   labor organizing, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that a rise in EVs
   to 50 percent of domestic auto sales by 2030 could result in losses of
   roughly seventy-five thousand US jobs.
   
   Jacobin | February 9, 2024
 * Why did Tim Cook’s pay package hold up in court while Elon’s failed?
   
   Paywall.
   
   Fortune | February 9, 2024
 * Economics of food delivery tested in Seattle as tech companies combat minimum
   wage law for drivers
   
   Hilary Wething, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said it’s
   important to consider that more data is needed to fully determine the impact
   of the new law.
   
   “I would push back against the idea that this is hurting drivers,” she said.
   “We don’t know that yet.”
   
   GeekWire | February 9, 2024
 * Paying more than you can afford on Sacramento rent? You’re far from alone,
   Harvard study says
   
   Renters earning under $30,000 had $310 left over, according to the study,
   while a single-person household needs about $2,000 to pay for nonhousing
   needs — even in the most affordable counties, according to the Economic
   Policy Institute.
   
   Sacramento Bee | February 9, 2024
 * Urgent measures needed to address cost of living pressures in Tampa Bay
   
   The No. 1 drag on personal budgets remains housing. That’s according to the
   Economic Policy Institute, which recently updated its family budget
   calculator to reflect 2023 cost data.
   
   Tampa Bay Business Journal | February 9, 2024

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