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12 To 1 Income Inequality Among Working Families In Milwaukee County: Workforce Challenges For 2014, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat
12 To 1 Income Inequality Among Working Families In Milwaukee County: Workforce Challenges For 2014, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
Critical labor force problems facing Milwaukee County’s “working poor” families are the lack of steady, good paying jobs and the resulting lack of adequate income support for single parents raising children. This report provides analysis of the income earnings of working-age Milwaukee County families utilizing Wisconsin tax records for filers’ 2012 adjusted gross income and compared with prior years. Within the small geographic area of Milwaukee County (i.e., 241 square miles of land), children have access to vastly different economic supports for their housing, food, clothing, health and other basic necessities as well as for educational resources and social opportunities. …