RI Poverty, Wages & Income Data
2008 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY: Facts about poverty in RI.
WAGES: Information about wages in RI.
INCOME: Facts about income in RI.
STATE OF WORKING RI 2007 (12.07)
The Poverty Institute's biennial study that documents trends in wages, occupations, unemployment, and the state's workforce. The report points out that the state’s labor force of 578,000 is more diverse, older and better educated than it was two decades ago but workers face a triple whammy – slowing job growth, eroding wages and benefits, and growing inequality.
2006 Rhode Island Standard of Need (1.07)
The Poverty Institute finds that it costs $50,000 a year to live and raise a family in Rhode Island. What a family needs to earn depends largely on whether they are eligible for tax credits and work supports like child care and health care subsidies.
2003 Rhode Island Standard of Need.
Census Data 2006: Situation of low-income working families in Rhode Island remains bleak despite four years of economic recovery
The latest census data on poverty, health insurance, wages, and more.
Pulling Apart: Synopsis of Income Inequality in Rhode Island
A summary of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report on income inequality in Rhode Island.
State of Working Rhode Island (9.05)
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends in job growth, unemployment, wages, poverty, and work-related benefits in Rhode Island.
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