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On Tuesday, the Census Bureau released its annual data on income and poverty in the U.S. EPI analysis of the data shows that racial and ethnic income gaps persisted amid uneven growth in household incomes in 2018—with Asian households experiencing the strongest growth at 4.6% and Hispanic households experiencing the weakest growth at 0.1%. The overall trend of positive wage growth—albeit slow and uneven—represents a small step toward workers reclaiming the decade of lost income growth following the Great Recession. Social Security, refundable tax credits, food stamps, and other government assistance programs were directly responsible for keeping tens of millions out of poverty. View EPI’s summary of the data »
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2018 Census data by the numbers
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EPI kicked off its fall book series this month, featuring work by labor experts and advocates. EPI co-founder Robert Kuttner joined us on September 4 to discuss his new book, The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy, followed on September 9 by former New York Times journalist Steven Greenhouse talking about his book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. Watch the videos »
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EPI Economist Jhacova Williams is featured in a short film produced by The Economist for its 1843 Magazine, discussing her research on the correlation between historical lynchings and blacks’ voting behavior, especially in counties that experienced high lynching rates. “Many people knew about the terror of lynchings, but one of the reasons why blacks were lynched was to suppress the black vote—which is still happening today,” Williams said. Watch the video »
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These programs kept millions out of poverty in 2018
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