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Bookmark or Share- Who are the working poor in America? - Center for Poverty and ...The “working poor” are people who spend 27 weeks or more in a year in the labor force either working or looking for work but whose incomes fall below the poverty level. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 9.5 million of people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force were poor.
- A profile of the working poor, 2019 - U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level.
- An Overview of America’s Working Poor - PolicyLinkWorking poverty has increased dramatically over the last three decades, growing from less than 7 million in 1980 to today’s 12.4 million. Of all full-time workers ages 25 to 64, the share who were working poor declined slightly between 1980 and 2000 before increasing by 19 percent in 2012.
- A profile of the working poor, 2021 - U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level.
- A profile of the working poor, 2020 - U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThis report summarizes data on the working poor. The working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level.
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