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One in Four Families “Asset Poor,” Risk Falling into Poverty

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Lack 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 671,400 workers out of [...]

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