Employ America

What Employ America does

Employ America is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit policy research organization founded in 2019 to advance full-employment macroeconomic policy in the United States. The organization publishes rigorous analysis on monetary policy, fiscal policy, labor markets, inflation, growth, and state capacity, targeting Federal Reserve officials, Congressional staff, executive branch policymakers, and economic policy professionals in think tanks and financial institutions. Its core editorial brand centers on combining demand-side macroeconomic analysis with targeted supply-side interventions (healthcare cost control, energy production expansion, industrial policy) as alternatives to broad rate-based tightening.

The organization's product surface is split between free public content — blog posts, FOMC previews and reactions, Jobs Day recaps, and policy analysis distributed via its Ghost-hosted website, email newsletters, and social media — and MacroSuite, a premium research subscription service comprising six modules: US Activity Monitor, Financial Conditions Monitor, Fedspeak Monitor, Core Cast, Supply Chain Monitor, and MacroSuite Commentary. MacroSuite is available to donors and premium subscribers on an annual billing cadence, with specific pricing not publicly disclosed. The underlying technology is a content publishing and research distribution platform with no disclosed AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities.

Employ America's revenue model relies on donations processed via Stripe and MacroSuite premium subscriptions. The organization operates with a small team of specialized policy experts (1–10 employees) covering monetary policy, energy, healthcare, and productivity domains. It has pursued strategic collaborations such as the October 2023 partnership with the Institute for Progress on next-generation geothermal energy commercialization. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent-subsidiary relationships are disclosed, and the entity operates as an independent nonprofit without public capital markets exposure.

Name

Employ America

Legal name

Employ America

Website

https://employamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Employ America is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit policy research organization founded in 2019 that publishes macroeconomic policy analysis targeting Federal Reserve officials, Congressional staff, and economic policy professionals, and offers a premium subscription research service called MacroSuite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Economic Analysis

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Macroeconomic policy research
• Federal reserve analysis
• Labor market research
• Inflation analysis
• Fiscal policy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Premium Research Services (MacroSuite): MacroSuite is described as a premium research service available to donors/premium subscribers. This represents the organization's primary premium offering for those seeking enhanced research content.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations through its website, with payment processing handled via Stripe. This suggests a donation-based revenue model supporting the organization's policy research mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Employ America produces and distributes macroeconomic policy research and analysis focused on full employment, inflation, productivity growth, and government state capacity. Its primary commercial offering is MacroSuite, a premium subscription research service that delivers recurring monitors (US Activity Monitor, Financial Conditions Monitor, Fedspeak Monitor, Core Cast, Supply Chain Monitor) and analytical commentary. Free public content includes FOMC previews and reactions, jobs-day analysis, labor market research, healthcare cost analysis, energy policy research, and industrial policy commentary.

Product overview

Employ America operates as a single integrated platform with MacroSuite as its core premium research product. MacroSuite is a subscription-based macroeconomic research and monitoring service that comprises multiple interconnected modules: US Activity Monitor, Financial Conditions Monitor, Fedspeak Monitor, Core Cast, Supply Chain Monitor, and MacroSuite Commentary. These modules work together to provide comprehensive coverage of employment, inflation, growth, and state capacity topics. The organization also publishes free public research content including policy analysis on monetary policy, FOMC meetings, jobs data, labor market analysis, healthcare inflation, energy production, and industrial policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MacroSuite: Premium research service offering US Activity Monitor, Financial Conditions Monitor, Fedspeak Monitor, Core Cast, Supply Chain Monitor, and MacroSuite Commentary

Products and services

• MacroSuite

Quantifiable outcome

• Site-neutral Medicare payments could reduce core PCE inflation by 15-32 basis points
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Institute for ProgresscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2023Joint series 'Hot Rocks: Commercializing Next-Generation Geothermal Energy' examining the potential to commercialize next-gen geothermal energy, lessons from the shale revolution, and federal policy changes needed. The partnership combines Employ America's macroeconomic policy expertise with Institute for Progress's technology policy focus to produce comprehensive analysis on energy transition and geothermal commercialization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Economic Policy Institute: Nonprofit think tank focused on the living standards of working Americans through research on wages, employment, and macroeconomic policy. Directly comparable to Employ America in mission (full employment, labor market analysis) and policy-advocacy model targeting federal policymakers.
• Roosevelt Institute: Progressive economic policy think tank producing research on full employment, antitrust, industrial policy, and monetary policy. Highly comparable in thematic focus (full-employment economy, role of the Fed, government investment) and in publishing and donor-supported model.
• Groundwork Collaborative: Economic policy organization focused on full employment, worker power, and structural reforms to the economy. Closely aligned with Employ America's framing of demand-side and supply-side interventions to achieve inclusive prosperity.
• Center for Economic and Policy Research: Think tank producing left-leaning macroeconomic and policy analysis, including Federal Reserve, labor market, and international economics research. Comparable in research depth, policy-advocacy orientation, and target audience of policymakers and economists.
• Third Way: Centrist policy organization producing economic, energy, and industrial-policy research. Comparable in producing policy-relevant macroeconomic analysis and recommendations aimed at federal decision-makers, though ideologically distinct from Employ America.

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: Large, established think tank with extensive economic studies program (Hutchins Center, The Hamilton Project) covering monetary policy, fiscal policy, and industrial strategy. Overlaps with Employ America on macroeconomic policy research but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• The Hamilton Project (Brookings): Economic policy initiative within Brookings producing research on growth, labor markets, and federal budget policy. Overlaps with Employ America in producing evidence-based economic policy recommendations targeting federal decision-makers.
• Urban Institute: Large economic and social policy research organization producing work on labor markets, healthcare, and federal budget policy. Tangentially comparable in producing rigorous economic research for federal and state policymakers, though broader in social-policy scope.

Emerging players

• Niskanen Center: Moderate policy organization with economic policy and labor-market work including employment, trade, and industrial policy. Comparable in producing technically rigorous analysis aimed at federal policymakers, though broader in scope than Employ America.
• Institute for New Economic Thinking: Research and funding organization supporting heterodox macroeconomic research on monetary policy, inequality, and financial stability. Comparable in advancing alternative macroeconomic frameworks relevant to full-employment policy debate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/employamerica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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