Welcome to the professional website and personal weblog of Jeremy Del Rio. Whether you're a client, friend, or curious onlooker, please don't stay a spectator. Engage the conversation. Your contributions matter here.
« Shot down | Home | How rich are you? »
Despite more jobs, US poverty rate rises
By Jeremy | September 11, 2005
"Despite a year in which the US economy added jobs, the percentage of Americans living in poverty grew from 12.5 to 12.7 percent last year - the fourth straight year it's risen. ... Some analysts say the numbers are particularly troubling not so much for the change they show, but the lack of it - the persistance of relatively high poverty rates over time. The real-life picture for those under the poverty level - or even many above it - can be grim, they say."(Christian Science Monitor, 8/31/2005). Full story.
Topics: employment, poverty | No Comments »
Comments are closed.