Overlooked and Underpaid: Number of Low-Income Working Families Increases to 10.2 Million

Overlooked and Underpaid: Number of Low-Income Working Families Increases to 10.2 Million
Working Poor Families Project
Roberts, Brandon; Mark Mather; Deborah Povich
Published: December 2011

Highlights 2007-10 trends in the number and percentage of working families with incomes below 200 percent of the poverty line by state and race/ethnicity, as well as the number of children affected. Examines income inequality by quintile and implications.

Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Ford Foundation, Joyce Foundation

 

REPORT LINK - http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/pdfs/Overlooked_Dec2011.pdf