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Bookmark or Share- Where Are the Workers? - The New York TimesIncome quarters based on 2019 household earnings. Source: JPMorgan Chase Institute. With this cushion, some workers — especially those in service industries disrupted by Covid-19 — have decided...
- Low-wage work is more pervasive than you think, and there ... - BrookingsLow-wage work is a source of economic vulnerability. There are two central questions when considering the prospects of low-wage workers: Is the job a springboard or a dead end? Does the job...
- THE CRISIS OF LOW WAGES IN THE US - OxfamAbout the online interactive map of low wages. Since 2014, Oxfam has been producing interactive maps that illustrate percentages of workers in the US earning low wages. The 2022 edition offers new research that shows all workers earning less than $15 an hour, including minimum and subminimum wages.
- The pandemic hurt low-wage workers the most—and so far ... - Brookings“Low wages” are defined as two-thirds of the median hourly wage for full-time, full-year male workers: $16.67 per hour in 2018. We then adjust this threshold to account for variation in...
- Meet the low-wage workforce | BrookingsLow-wage workers comprise a substantial share of the workforce. More than 53 million people, or 44% of all workers ages 18 to 64 in the United States, earn low hourly wages. More than half...
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