The working poor<span> are working people whose incomes fall below a given </span>poverty line. Depending on how one defines "working" and "poverty<span>," someone may or may not be counted as part of the working poor.</span>
<span>The rapid growth of cities in the United
States in the late 1800s created many social problems, especially for
the urban poor. Progressive reformers such as Jane Addams worked to
solve these problems</span>
