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Working Poor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Economic Success Clearinghouse 
 Contains links to "policies, programs and financing strategies that help low-income and working poor families." Topics include welfare, workforce development and support, and personal finance. Formerly WIN (Welfare Information Network). From the Finance Project, a "non-profit research, consulting, technical assistance and training firm for public and private sector leaders." http://www.financeproject.org/index.cfm?page=24 Topics: Poverty Last updated Jan 9, 2008 John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
"The Center's mission is to increase the efficiency of the labor market by identifying and creating strategies to empower America's workforce to seize the job opportunities emerging in the global economy." This site contains, in the Publications and Products section, their quarterly Work Trends report in PDF. They also provide presentations and reports in PowerPoint and Word formats. Work Trends covers such issues as Americans' attitudes about work, employers and the government, and the race for the Presidency; experience and perceptions of working poor; and balancing work and family. http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu Topics: Education, Jobs & Work, Poverty Last updated Jul 14, 2005 A Profile of the Working Poor
"The working poor are those who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (working or looking for work), but whose incomes fell below the official poverty threshold." Demographic data includes occupation, education, ethnicity, age, family composition, and sex. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2003.pdf Topics: Labor, Poverty, Statistics Last updated Apr 4, 2006 World Income Inequality Database (WIID)
This website "collects and stores information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries. The database and its documentation are available on this website." Includes a user guide, information sheets on dozens of countries, and data. Also includes links to a few related sites. From United Nations University (UNU), World Institute for Development Economic Research (WIDER). http://www.wider.unu.edu/research/Database/en_GB/database/ Topics: Poverty, Statistics Last updated Jun 24, 2009 |
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