Actually, most economists measuring poverty define working poor as those
living at less than 2X the poverty level for that family size. You look up
the poverty levels on the BLS or Census web sites. www.bls.gov or
www.census.gov. maggie coleman
Seth Sandronsky wrote:
> Pen-l:
>
> Anybody know the number of working poor for the most recent year (or
> quarter) versus the previous year (or quarter) in the U.S.? That is, the
> working poor defined as folks earning less than the federal minimum wage.
>
> With advance thanks,
> Steh Sandronsky
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