US Census Bureau Reports Highest Poverty Rate Since 1994: 14.3 Percent

The nation’s poverty rate jumped to 14.3% in 2009, its highest level since 1994, and the 43.6 million Americans in need is the highest number in 51 years of record-keeping, the government said Thursday.The Office of Management and Budget defined the poverty threshold level as less than $21,954 for a family of four in 2009 [...] continue reading world news