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Plight of American Worker
  • May 9, 2008 - "Barely surviving on credit cards"
  • May 7, 2008 - "In Food Price Crunch, More Americans Seek Help"
  • April 30, 2008 - " Americans Unloading Prized Belongings on Craigslist to Make Ends Meet."
  • March 18, 2008 - "Jessica's Story: Finding a job that pays the bills"
  • Steven Greenhouse - The Big Squeeze: Tough Times For the American Worker (2008) - to read an excerpt please see the attached pdf at the bottom of this page.
  • David K. Shipler - The Working Poor: Invisible in America (2004)
  • Peter Gosselin - High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families (2008).

Outsourcing
  • May 12, 2008 - "Adjusting to the economy," Philadelphia Inqurier - article about how law firms are using outsourcing.

Job and Economic Outlook for Young Professionals
  • The following two reports paint a picture of young workers who are faced with a combination of declining incomes, growing debt, high costs of education, home ownership and health care. It is very likely that if individuals do not take proactive measures, this young generation may not surpass the living standards of their parents.
    • May 2008 - "The Economic State of Young America" by Demos. To read this report, please download the pdf that is attached here and located at the bottom of this page.
    • May 2008 - "The Progressive Generation: How Young Adults Think About the Economy" by the Center for American Progress. To read this report, please download the pdf that is attached here and located at the bottom of this page.

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Adobe Portable Document Format The Progressive Generation.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 2,003k)
posted by meapaman   May 21 2008, 4:54 PM EDT
The Progressive Generation: How Young Americans Think About The Economy
Adobe Portable Document Format Economic State of Young America.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 1,741k)
posted by meapaman   May 21 2008, 4:52 PM EDT
Economic State of Young America report
Adobe Portable Document Format EXCERPTTheBigSqueezeStevenGreenhouse.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 500k)
posted by meapaman   May 16 2008, 9:17 AM EDT
Excerpt from Steven Greenhouses's The Big Squeeze