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The State of Working Washington

The State of Working Washington website is a project of the Economic Opportunity Institute.

It provides insight into the current state of Washington's economy, including gains and losses in employment by sector and region, trends in income and wages, and changes in the workforce. It considers how unemployment affects the state and describes how increasing poverty levels impact families and communities. It evaluates the issue of economic security: what it means to have a job that provides a living wage and a home; benefits that include health insurance and time off to care for loved ones; access to high quality education, from pre-school through college; and retirement security – in short, the opportunity to work, save, and plan for the future. Finally, it suggests public policies that can begin to rebuild broadly shared prosperity for Washington’s working families.

To view complete sources and citations for the material presented on this website, please download the reports that accompany each section.

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