Careers

Want to advance real reforms that lead to economic justice, racial justice, and gender equity? Join us at EPI.

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that centers the economic interests of workers in research and policy debates in the United States. EPI is widely recognized for its authoritative analyses of economic inequality and is a key institution in the movement for economic justice.

EPI believes that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to its core work. With a unionized staff, generous benefits, and the same pro-worker principles guiding both our culture and our work, EPI lives its values. Join EPI in advancing policies that enable all workers to share in the economic prosperity of our country.

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Open positions

Director of Development

WHO ARE The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers, women workers, and workers of color in economic policy discussions.... Read more

Executive Assistant – Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at EPI

EPI seeks a dynamic and skilled professional to join our EARN team as an executive assistant. The assistant will coordinate and manage the administrative work of the EARN Director and support the EARN team in day-to-day activities.... Read more

State Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)

EPI seeks a skilled, inquisitive, and self-starting researcher to join our EARN team as a State Economic Analyst to conduct economic research and develop policy materials in support of EARN and EPI’s mission of creating a more equitable, worker-centered economy.... Read more

Research Assistant, Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE)

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant to join the dynamic and growing team of its Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE).... Read more

Economist/Researcher, Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE)

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has an immediate opening for an Economist/Researcher to join the dynamic and growing team of its Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE).... Read more

Web Developer

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is seeking a Web Developer, who is enthusiastic, independent, and collegial and who will be responsible for maintaining the organization’s web properties and transforming those sites to be even more accessible, usable and This position is based in Washington, D.C.... Read more

Deputy Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) — Economic Policy Institute

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is seeking a talented individual to serve as Deputy Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN).... Read more