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**April 5, 2012** (*The Editor’s Desk* is updated each business day.)


"Working poor" rate 7.2 percent in 2010



Poverty status of persons in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 2007–2010
	Characteristic
			2007
			2008
			2009
			2010Total persons
			146,567,000
			147,838,000
			147,902,000
			146,859,000In poverty
			7,521,000
			8,883,000
			10,391,000
			10,512,000Working-poor rate (in percent)
			5.1
			6.0
			7.0
			7.2These data are featured in the TED article, "Working poor" rate 7.2 percent in 2010.





















Working-poor rate, by sex, work experience, and educational attainment, 2010
	Characteristic
			Working-poor rate (1)Total, people in the labor force for 27 or more weeks, 16 years and older
			7.2%SexMen
			6.7Women
			7.6Work experienceUsual full-time workers
			4.2Usual part-time workers
			15.1Did not work during the year
			35.1Educational attainmentBachelor's degree and higher
			2.1Some college or associate's degree
			6.4High school graduates, no college
			9.2Less than high school
			21.4Footnotes:(1)   Number below the poverty level as a percent of the total in the labor force for 27 or more weeks.These data are featured in the TED article, "Working poor" rate 7.2 percent in 2010.









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