Economy
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on how northwesterners are really faring economically.
To better measure how the Northwest's economy affects working families, Sightline created an economic security index for the Cascadia
Scorecard, which serves as a better measure of how northwesterners are faring than traditional economic measures such as GDP. In this section, you'll find our latest version of the index, plus articles, graphics, and other resources on economic security.
- Research & Publications
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Fact sheet
2007 Economy Indicator - At a Glance
Even while the Dow has soared, ordinary northwesterners aren't better off. -
Fact sheet
Green-Collar Jobs: Path out of poverty?
“Green-collar jobs”—a term that refers to manual-labor jobs in rapidly growing green industries–has the potential to speed progress on two deeply rooted problems at once: to reduce our society’s impact on the planet, while lifting people out of poverty.
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Measure Gross National Happiness
Society needs to measure happiness as carefully as we do financial indicators such as income or gross domestic product. And we need to use these measurements to shape public policy. -
Index the Minimum Wage to Inflation
To improve economic security for northwesterners, jurisdictions should consider pegging minimum wage to inflation, as Washington and Oregon have done.
- Resources
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Organization
The Northwest Area Foundation
NWAF exists to help communities in the eight Northwest states reduce poverty. Their indicator website is a convenient source of information on population, economic well-being, and health in states, counties, and tribes in the Foundation's region. http://www.nwaf.org -
Organization
Economic Opportunity Institute
EOI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy institute, which attempts to define the policy debate on the issue of economic security. It focuses on concerns shared by middle-class families and low-income workers. http://www.eoionline.org
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