{"id":457,"date":"2025-06-22T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-06-22T19:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T19:32:53","slug":"6-22-25-chattanooga-jobs-boom-unevenly-improved-poverty-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/06\/22\/6-22-25-chattanooga-jobs-boom-unevenly-improved-poverty-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/22\/25: Chattanooga Jobs Boom Unevenly Improved Poverty, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/06\/103692477_021925-Economic-Outlook-012_t842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/06\/103692477_021925-Economic-Outlook-012_t842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/06\/103692477_021925-Economic-Outlook-012_t842-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/06\/103692477_021925-Economic-Outlook-012_t842-580x383.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2025\/06\/103692477_021925-Economic-Outlook-012_t842-610x403.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Chattanooga Times Free Press featured a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/06\/16\/the-effect-of-chattanoogas-jobs-boom-on-poverty-rates\/?_gl=1*8krz6i*_gcl_au*MTk0MTQyNTcyLjE3NDQxNTE3NzA.\">recent white paper from the CRER about poverty trends in the Chattanooga metro area<\/a>. 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