The Northwest Job Gap Study calculates a basic family budget for different family structures. Based on this “living wage,” the study then estimates the number and proportion of job openings that provide a sufficient wage to support and individual or a family’s basic needs without relying on public assistance.
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The Race for Wages, Living Wage Jobs in the Current Economy: 2007 Northwest Job Gap Study
This report takes a close look at jobs that currently exist in the economy, and brings to the forefront the question of whether these jobs are providing wages that can truly support individuals and families.
2007 Northwest Job Gap Study: Living in the Red
Northwest Family Budgets Falling Behind Idaho Family Budgets Falling Behind Montana Family Budgets Falling Behind Oregon Family Budgets Falling Behind Washington Family Budgets Falling Behind The Northwest Job Gap Study calculates a basic family budget for different family structures. Based on this “living wage,” the study then estimates the number and proportion of job openingsContinue reading “2007 Northwest Job Gap Study: Living in the Red”
Searching for Work that Pays: 2007 Northwest Job Gap Study
The Northwest Job Gap Study describes the job gap using the percent of job openings that pay a living wage and the ratio of the number of living wage job openings to the number of people looking for work.
Why Idaho Should Raise the Minimum Wage
Too many Idahoans are not making a living wage. Many families are supported by workers in minimum wage jobs. The minimum wage today, $5.15 an hour, is at its lowest real value since 1956. Today’s minimum wage is less than half a living wage for a single person, and less than a quarter of theContinue reading “Why Idaho Should Raise the Minimum Wage”
2006 Northwest Health Gap Study: Quality Health Insurance Out of Reach for Small Businesses
The Health Gap Study involves a survey of nearly 400 small businesses in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on their experiences in the health insurance market. It addresses issues of rising costs and declining quality of coverage, along with small businesspeople preferences for future reform.
Living Wage Jobs in the Current Economy: 2006 Northwest Job Gap
Northwest Job Gap Study Idaho Job Gap Study Montana Job Gap Study Oregon Job Gap Study Washington Job Gap Study This report takes a close look at jobs that currently exist in the economy, and brings to the forefront the question of whether these jobs are providing wages that can truly support individuals and families.
Protect Idaho Farmworkers from Harmful Pesticides
Farmworkers are a crucial part of Idaho’s economic success and integral to our communities. A lack of adequate protections in Idaho leaves farmworkers vulnerable to accidental pesticide exposure, which causes immediate and long-term health problems. Download the report.
Northwest Job Gap Study: Living Wage Jobs in the Economy
This report takes a close look at jobs that currently exist in the economy, and brings to the forefront the question of whether these jobs are providing wages that can truly support individuals and families.
Searching For Work That Pays: 2005 Northwest Job Gap Study
Northwest Job Gap Study Idaho Job Gap Study Montana Job Gap Study Oregon Job Gap Study Washington Job Gap Study The Northwest Job Gap Study calculates a basic family budget for different family structures. Based on this “living wage,” the study then estimates the number and proportion of job openings that provide a sufficient wageContinue reading “Searching For Work That Pays: 2005 Northwest Job Gap Study”