Disparities in Annual Pay Between White and Minority Workers Living in Multnomah County
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
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News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy provides the first look behind Oregon’s high
Introduction Which one of your neighbors is going hungry? Count off 17 homes in your neighborhood, and then choose one
News Release Quarter-million Oregonians in Working Families Come up Short A new national study shows that 36 percent of working
More than 100,000 working households in Oregon are poor. Thousands more experience considerable hardship from housing problems, food insecurity, and
Oregon’s welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division of the Department of Human Services, is telling poor women on
Families who work hard and play by the rules can no longer expect to get ahead
News Release A new report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy describes how Oregon could change its
The Success of Oregon’s Minimum Wage and the Need for Reform Executive Summary The successful 1996 initiative to increase Oregon’s
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