<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>From Derek Thompson at The Atlantic, part of a longer article.</div><div>http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/04/the-10-states-and-10-jobs-with-the-most-low-wage-workers/256553/<br></div><div><br> </div><div><br></div><div>Here's a look at the 10 states with the highest share of workers
making less than $23,000. I've also included, in the RED bars, the share
of workers in each state making between $23,000 and $46,000. The upshot
is that, in these ten states, between 70% and 80% of workers are
earning less than $46,000.<br>
</div><div><img alt="poverylives.png" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/business/poverylives.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="274" width="615"></div><div> </div><div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</div></div></body></html>