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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 25 > Big jump forecast in ranks of the poor

Big jump forecast in ranks of the poor


November 25, 2008

Rising unemployment could push an additional 7.5 million to 10.3 million U.S. residents below the federal poverty line over the next two or three years, a research group has estimated, based on the experience of the last three recessions and the latest projections of job losses.

If the analysis....

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