Economy - Maps & Graphics

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British Columbia Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared but BC's middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Oregon Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared but Oregon's middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Washington Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared but Washington's middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Idaho Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared but Idaho's middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Northwest GDP and Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared, Cascadia’s economy doubled, but middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Economic Security for Northwest States

Middle- and lower-income households in the Northwest are barely more secure than their counterparts were in 1990.

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Economic Security in BC

An index of economic security in British Columbia in 2007

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Unemployment Rates for BC and the US Northwest

Unemployment rates from 1990 to 2003 for the Northwest increased compared to national rates.

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Poverty Rate for Northwest States Compared to United States

The poverty rate for Idaho, Washington, and Oregon stayed the same even as it declined in the greater United States.

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Income Gap in the Northwest States

The growing income gap between the highest earning fifth of Northwest households and the middle and bottom fifths.