Center for Labor Market Studies Report: Impact of Rising Poverty on Young Families

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The Impact of Rising Poverty on the Nation’s Young Families and Their Children, 2000 – 2010'

Intro paragraph. Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its findings on the annual incomes, earnings, and poverty status of the nation’s population in 2010. On the poverty front, the news was not good. For the third straight year in a row, the number of people of all ages living in poverty rose, reaching 46.2 million individuals in 2010, a record high number, equivalent to 15.1% of the national population.