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Poverty & Economic Mobility

ASPE releases the annual U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine financial eligibility for some Federal programs. Presented here are the poverty lines for every State and the District of Columbia. You will also find extensive resources on poverty estimates, trends, and analysis, plus historical information on poverty and the Guidelines. More broadly, this section also encompasses issues like poverty and income dynamics, and asset building and financial literacy.

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Poverty Guidelines

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Marginal Tax Rates/Benefit Cliffs

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The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency. Work as a Stepping Stone for Welfare Recipients: What Is the Evidence?

   by Peter Gottschalk

The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency. Defining and Characterizing the Low-Wage Labor Market

By Jared Bernstein and Heidi Hartmann #

The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency

PrefaceThis volume was prepared at the Urban Institute, a non-profit non-partisan research organization, for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S.

The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency. Mismatch in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Job Hiring Perspective

 by Harry Holzer

The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency. Can the Labor Market Absorb Three Million Welfare Recipients?

by Gary Burtless

The Low-Wage Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Self-Sufficiency. Does the Minimum Wage Help or Hurt Low-Wage Workers?

By Mark D. Turner

Frequently Asked Questions About Child-Only Cases

Frequently Asked Questions About Child-Only Cases

Alameda County CALWorks Needs Assessment #1: A Look at Potential Health-Related Barriers to Self-Sufficiency

Oklahoma City's Education, Training, and Employment Program, Two Year Implementation, Participation, Cost, and Impact Findings: Overview and Summary

Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Access to Child Care for Low-Income Working Families

Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work.