NEW! Massachusetts Economic Independence Index 2010
The Massachusetts Economic Independence Index (Mass. Index) reports what it takes for a family to make ends meet in Massachusetts without relying on public or private assistance. The Mass. Index calculates a budget of basic expenses including housing, child care, healthcare, food, transportation, personal and essential household items, and taxes.
MethodologyNEW! Hot Jobs 2010
The “Hot Jobs 2010” report is CWU's triennial survey of the Massachusetts labor market to identify career paths that lead to economic self-sufficiency. “Hot Jobs 2010” defines Hot Jobs as careers that require two years or less of post-secondary education or training, meet the Mass. Index income level for a single-parent family with two children, and currently post high vacancy rates.
"The Cliff Effect Experience: Voices of Women on the Path to Economic Independence"
"Fits & Starts: The Difficult Path for Working Single Parents"
The Massachusetts Working Poor Families Project Report
New Directions in Workforce Development:
Do They Lead to Gains for Women?
View and download (89 kb) the report, reprinted from New England Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 22, No. 1 and 2.
2007 Hot Jobs Report
View and download Hot Jobs, Good Wages: How to Live, Work, and Thrive in Massachusetts (688 kb), our 2007 report on high demand jobs for women that pay self-sufficient wages.
The 2006 FESS Reports
View and download the 2006 Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard, a report on the real costs of living in Massachusetts.
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Methodology Appendix: Assumptions and Sources Massachusetts 2006 Self-Sufficiency Standard
Past Reports:
2003 FESS Report: View and download the 2003 Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Standard report (522 kb)
Hot Jobs Report: View and download Which Jobs Help Women Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Massachusetts (1.9 mb - large file)








