Tag: Poverty
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US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities
A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela’s northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities
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‘Functional Unemployment’ Drops Slightly, But Labor Market Remains Weak, Says Ludwig Institute
For seventh consecutive month, more than 24% of workforce unable to find full-time jobs paying above poverty-level wages WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Despite a slight improvement in overall functional unemployment in August, the U.S. labor market continues to show signs of weakness, according to the latest report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared…
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UNBOUND CELEBRATES OLDER ADULTS WITH COMPASSION AND CONNECTION
Nonprofit marks International Day of Older Persons by combatting isolation and poverty KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of International Day of Older Persons Oct. 1, international nonprofit Unbound is spotlighting a global concern: the growing crisis of social isolation among older adults, compounded by poverty in regions across Africa, Asia…
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California tied with Louisiana for highest US poverty rate, new report says
California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than many nations. But the state also struggles with a persistent poverty crisis. A new report released this week by the California Budget and Policy Center, a Sacramento-based think tank, found that 7 million California residents,…
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California tied with Louisiana for highest US poverty rate, new report says
California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than many nations. But the state also struggles with a persistent poverty crisis. A new report released this week by the California Budget and Policy Center, a Sacramento-based think tank, found that 7 million California residents,…
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Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom
Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday. But since that decrease was recorded in mid-2024, more people have signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, in 18 states and the District of Columbia. In those places, more people were using…
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News briefs
GOP leaders, Newsom express shock at Charlie Kirk shooting WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and the conservative movement were stunned Wednesday by the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a disruptive leader in GOP politics who accomplished what was once thought a pipe dream, expanding Republican ranks among America’s youth. Inside the White House, senior officials that had…
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Despite improvement, California again has highest poverty rate in US
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California continued to have the highest poverty rate in the nation last year at 17.7%, tied only with Louisiana, according to new data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s supplemental poverty measure, or SPM, declined from 2023, when it stood at 18.9%. Still, the 2024 figure means that…
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UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make a more secure world
The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace
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US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 level
The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains