NWFCO 2007 Publications

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2007 Publications

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12-18-07 2007 Northwest Job Gap: The Race for Wages, Living Wage Jobs in the Current Economy This report calculates the number and proportion of current jobs that provide a sufficient wage to support an individual or a family´s basic needs without relying on public assistance. It also calculates the proportion of wage earners and households that are earning enough to afford the cost of living in the Northwest.

12-04-07 The Small Business Health Care Crisis in Washington: A Survey of Pike Place Market Businesses Not even businesses in Seattle´s bustling, popular, and iconic Pike Place Market are immune from the health care crisis affecting small businesses across the country. Read about these owners´ experiences with health insurance, perspectives on reform, and support for public solutions.

10-09-07 2007 Northwest Job Gap: Living in the Red, Northwest Family Budgets Falling Behind calculates a basic family budget for different families structures in the Northwest. Based on this "living wage" the study then estimates the number and proportion of job openings that provide a sufficient wage to support an individual or a family´s basic needs without relying on public assistance.
» Idaho Job Gap Report
» Montana Job Gap Report
» Oregon Job Gap Report
» Washington Job Gap Report

06-15-07 Bar to a Healthy Future: Stories of the Immigrant Children Left Behind This publication describes the experiences of just a few of the children who are left behind by the 1996 (pre-SCHIP) immigration-related restrictions. It also tells the stories of not-so-different children who have benefited from the wise investment in health insurance that should be available to all our young people.

02-27-07 The Reality of Washington´s Uninsured: Recommendations for Providing Secure, Affordable Health Care for All Washington Residents This report provides an accurate picture of the uninsured, addressing common misperceptions of this population. The report then provides policy recommendations for comprehensive reform that will make health insurance accessible to all Washington residents.

02-08-07 Charitable Mission Unknown: Non-Profit Nursing Homes Fall Short of Community Benefit Standards Communities across Washington support their nonprofit health care institutions. They do so, however, with the understanding that in return, these institutions will provide specific community health benefits. This report looks at non-profit nursing homes across Washington to determine whether or not they are providing an adequate community benefit. It goes on to suggest that all non-profit nursing homes should have a plan to offer community benefits.

02-06-07 2007 Northwest Job Gap Study: Searching for Work that Pays describes the job gap using the percent of job openings that pay a living wage, and the ratio of the number of living wage job openings to the number of people looking for work.

01-23-07 Why Idaho Should Raise the Minimum Wage Too many Idahoans are not making a living wage. Many families are supported by workers in minimum wage jobs. The minimum wage today, $5.15 an hour, is at its lowest real value since 1956. Today´s minimum wage is less than half a living wage for a single person, and less than a quarter of the wage a person would need to support a family of four. Two adults would have to work three full-time minimum wage jobs each to make a living wage for themselves and two children.