
Recession Tough On Poor, Middle-Class Georgians
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in this article on GBPI recently released report State of Working Georgia; read full article here.

GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in this article on GBPI recently released report State of Working Georgia; read full article here.

Posted by Wesley Tharpe Each year, GBPI’s State of Working Georgia report seeks to answer the question of how typical Georgia families are faring: Are they making enough to meet their basic needs? Are there enough jobs to go around?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – Everyday working Georgians saw two decades of economic progress disappear in the wake of the Great Recession and continue to struggle through its aftermath, a new report from the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute finds.

GBPI’s recently released report, State of Working Georgia 2012, is cited in this article; read full article here.
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