A View of the State of Working Oregon For the typical Oregonian, economic progress is a distant memory. More than

Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the

Economic growth in recent years has done little to reduce the share of Oregonians living in poverty. Oregon’s poverty rate

Nine out of 10 poor Oregon Latino families with children had at least one parent in the family who worked

Work, sadly, is by no means a ticket out of poverty — a fact that is particularly true for Oregon

Often I am asked, “What can we do to address income inequality?” There are a number of good ideas for

To view a full copy of this report with charts and graphs view the PDF: Economic Gains Flow to the

Last December President Obama stated that income inequality is the “defining challenge of our time.” OCPP’s latest publications illustrate how