Consumer Price Index
May 2024
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M/M Change:
+0.0%
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Y/Y Change:
+3.3%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
May 26, 2016
We find that union membership restrains economic growth, job growth, and growth in worker pay.
Research
LaborJuly 27, 2015
In 2014, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed the employment and income effects of raising the federal minimum wage to $9.00 and to $10.10 per…
Research
LaborMarch 21, 2019
Had the FAMILY Act been in effect in 2017, 45.5 million workers would have claimed paid leave benefits, at a cost of $203.2 billion to $226.8 billion
July 22, 2015
Nearly all public education funding is driven by how many and what type of students show up on so-called ‘count days.’ In other words, funding is…
March 12, 2014
In the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, there was no epithet more feared than “too big to fail” (TBTF) – a designation that simultaneously…
Research
Economy, Health Care, Labor, RegulationSeptember 9, 2014
American Action Forum (AAF) research finds that Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations are reducing small business (20 to 99 workers) pay by at least $22.6…
January 10, 2020
Executive Summary Senators and presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have recently proposed taxes on household wealth. Ostensibly…
May 11, 2020
This study shows that over one quarter of total manufacturing jobs created between 2010 and 2016 – roughly 220,000 jobs – can be directly attributed…
May 21, 2019
There are a broad range of estimates for how this proposed rebate rule would impact drugs’ list prices and what the government and patients ultimately…
Testimony
Health Care, LaborSeptember 13, 2018
Opioids reduced prime-age labor force participation by 1.6 percentage points, or 2 million workers as of 2015.
