The US Census Bureau has announced that the poverty rate jumped to 15.1 percent in
2010, up from 14.3 percent in 2009 and 13.2 percent in 2008. This 18-year high still …

Poverty, at 15 percent, has not risen from 2010 to 2011, while long-term unemployment has
remained at record levels. Monthly data indicate poverty may have been falling through …