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November/December
2003, Vol. 126, Nos. 11 & 12
The working poor in 2001
Abraham T. Mosisa
Economist,
Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Mosisa.Abraham@bls.gov.
About 6.8 million workers in 3.7 million families lived below the poverty level in 2001, an increase for the first time since 1992–93; working youth continue to experience high incidence of poverty.
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