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  2. Working poor - Wikipedia

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    Using the Supplemental Poverty Report and looking at everyone in poverty, not just those working, these percentages actually rise to 14.9% with a high school diploma, 9.7% with some college, and 6.2% with a bachelor's degree of higher. [14] Blacks and Hispanics have higher rates of poverty than Whites and Asians at every education level.

  3. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment may seriously harm growth because resources sit idle, because it generates redistributive pressures and distortions, because it idles human capital and deters its accumulation, because it drives people to poverty, because it results in liquidity constraints that limit labor mobility, and because it erodes individual self-esteem and ...

  4. Causes of income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania State University political science professor Pamela Blackmon attributes the trends of growing poverty and income inequality to the convergence of several neoliberal policies during Ronald Reagan's presidency, including the decreased funding of education, decreases in the top marginal tax rates, and shifts in transfer programs for ...

  5. Causes of unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are many domestic factors affecting the U.S. labor force and employment levels. These include: economic growth; cyclical and structural factors; demographics; education and training; innovation; labor unions; and industry consolidation [2] In addition to macroeconomic and individual firm-related factors, there are individual-related factors that influence the risk of unemployment.

  6. Poverty increased most in states with poorer unemployment ...

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    While some states saw a huge increase, others kept poverty rates at pre-pandemic levels — largely because they provided unemployment benefits to a higher share of their populations.

  7. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment in the US by state (and 2 cities) for FY 2021 Unemployment by County (November 2021) Unemployment in the United States discusses the causes and measures of U.S. unemployment and strategies for reducing it. Job creation and unemployment are affected by factors such as economic conditions, global competition, education, automation ...

  8. Socioeconomic mobility in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Socioeconomic mobility in the United States refers to the upward or downward movement of Americans from one social class or economic level to another, [2] through job changes, inheritance, marriage, connections, tax changes, innovation, illegal activities, hard work, lobbying, luck, health changes or other factors.

  9. American lower class - Wikipedia

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    While many in the lower working class are employed in service jobs, lack of participation in the labor force remains the main cause for the economic plight experienced by those in the lower classes. [1] In 2005, the majority of households (56%) in the bottom income quintile had no income earners while 65% of householders did not work. This ...