Of all working families nationwide, Oregon families are the least likely to claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
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Oregon is in last place nationally when it comes to the share of families qualifying for the federal Earned Income
More Oregonians are having a hard time putting food on the table. Among all states, Oregon recorded the second biggest
Despite half a decade of economic recovery, too many Oregonians still struggle to make ends meet.
Low- and middle-wage Oregon workers have seen their paychecks shrink in the economic upswing following the end of the Great
Oregon’s minimum wage would top $19 per hour if it had kept pace with the rise in worker productivity since
Unions are one of the keys to reversing the rise of income inequality, rightly described as the “defining challenge of
A View of the State of Working Oregon For the typical Oregonian, economic progress is a distant memory. More than
At a recent City Club of Portland talk, the former chief financial correspondent of The New York Times, Floyd Norris,
How much income do families across Oregon need to meet basic necessities? A lot more than what the current minimum
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