One in Four Families "Asset Poor," Risk Falling into Poverty
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Lack of Savings and Assets Puts Illinois Families at Risk of Poverty FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2009 Chris Giangreco, 773.336.6073, cgiangreco@heartlandalliance.org National figures just released for the month of June show the unemployment rate at 9.5%, the highest since August 1983. Illinois unemployment in May 2009 reached 10.1%, higher than the national rate. With [...]