Working Families and Economic Insecurity in the States: The Role of Job Quality and Work Supports

Shawn Fremstad, Rebecca Ray and Hye Jin Rho

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Abstract: Synthesizing previous CEPR research, this report uses a new methodology to better assess the economic security of working families. Rather than using the federal poverty line as a metric for a family's economic hardship, the authors of this report use basic family budgets and consider the role of public works supports to present a more accurate picture of a working family's economic needs for attaining a basic standard of living in their communities. The study includes results for 45 states and the District of Columbia.

Keywords: economic security; working families; standard of living; work supports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I38 J J08 J68 J88 O51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2008-05
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