The State of Working America 2006/2007

On Labor Day, the Economic Policy Institute releases its advance edition of The State of Working America 2006/2007. Prepared biennially since 1988, EPI's flagship publication sums up the problems and challenges facing American workers, presenting analyses of the latest data on family incomes, wages, income mobility, international comparisons, wealth, and poverty. Now in its 10th edition, the book's authors continue the tradition of closely examining the economy's affect on the living standards of the American people. With over 300 tables and charts, The State of Working America 2006/2007 is the comprehensive reference work consulted by those wanting a portrait of the economic well-being of the nation's workforce.

Visit the StateOfWorkingAmerica.org Web site for a host of online resources, including the book's executive summary, introduction, and excerpted chapters as well as fact sheets, Economic Snapshots, press releases, and a full archive of every table and figure that appears in the printed book.

The mission of the Economic Policy Institute is to provide high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers.