TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Kenworthy, Lane
AU  - Marx, Ive
        TI  - In-Work Poverty in the United States
        PY  - 2017/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10638
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10638
        AB  - 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?
        KW  - United States
KW  - poverty
KW  - employment
KW  - wages
        ER  -