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Archive Home > 2007 > February > 07 > Group says majority of state's jobs don't pay living wage

Group says majority of state's jobs don't pay living wage

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
February 7, 2007

For every Oregon job that pays a "living wage" for a family of four - $22.34 per hour for a family of two adults, one working, and two children - 19 people are seeking it, a public-policy think tank reported Tuesday, adding that 83 percent of all the state's jobs pay less than....

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