Pulling Apart: Washington's Growing Income Gap

Publication Date: April 2008

Publisher: Economic Opportunity Institute; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.); Economic Policy Institute

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Research Area: Economics

Keywords: Washington state economy; Income disparity; Wage gap

Type: Brief

Coverage: Washington

Abstract:

Provides facts about the growing income inequality in Washington State. Examines disparities between Washington's richest and poorest families, and how these gaps are perpetuated by income gains for the rich and losses for the poor.