Jobs, Skills, and Policy for Lower-Wage Workers

From the Institute for Research on Poverty, this Fast Focus is an overview of presentations given at the “Employment Prospects for Lower-Wage Workers: Easing the Implications of a Slow Recovery” conference in March 2011. Presentations focused on how the polarized labor market impacts workers across all levels, including income inequality, the use of work supports, and the well-being of displaced workers and their families.