%0 Report
        %A Kenworthy, Lane
%A Marx, Ive
        %T In-Work Poverty in the United States
        %D 2017
        %8 2017 Mar
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 10638
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10638
        %X In-work poverty became a prominent policy issue in the United States long before the term itself acquired any meaning and relevance in other industrialized countries. With America's embrace of an employment-centered antipoverty strategy, the working poor have become even more of an issue. This paper reviews some key trends, drivers and policy issues. How much in-work poverty is there in the United States? How does the US compare to other rich democracies? Has America's in-work poverty rate changed over time? Who are the in-work poor? What are the main drivers of levels and changes in in-work poverty? Finally, what are the prospects for America's working poor going forward?
        %K United States
%K poverty
%K employment
%K wages