From: Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013
1991–1996 | 2006–2010 | |
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Change in absolute poverty | 5.1 | 1.6 |
Change in % of non-employed in the population | 7.8 | −0.4 |
Relative change (recession non-employed/pre-recession non-employed) | 1.41 | 0.98 |
Change in % of poor among employed | 2.2 | 0.1 |
Relative change (recession poverty/pre-recession poverty) | 1.76 | 1.05 |
Change in % of poor among non-employed | 10.8 | 7.0 |
Relative change (recession poverty/pre-recession poverty) | 2.01 | 1.52 |
% of poverty increase due to fewer employed | 18 | −4 |
% of poverty increase due to increase in poverty among employed | 34 | 5 |
% of poverty increase due to increase in poverty among non-employed | 48 | 99 |
100 | 100 |