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THE CRISIS OF LOW WAGES IN THE US


How Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Could Affect ...

In general, increasing the federal minimum wage would raise the earnings and family income of most low-wage workers and thus lift some ...

The COVID-19 Recession: An Opportunity to Reform our Low Wage ...

We then raise the issue of the next economic crisis, and ask whether the U.S. will be able to reform its labor market and health care systems to prevent future ...

Can a Family Survive on the U.S. Minimum Wage? - Investopedia

The federal minimum wage has stagnated at $7.25 an hour since 2009. · Working for minimum wage does not give most people a living wage. · Many states and cities ...

The Struggles of Low-Wage Work - CLASP

The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis undeniably impacted workers paid low wages the hardest, as millions lost jobs or income, while ...

Higher Minimum Wages Support Job Growth as the Economy ...

While the federal minimum wage in the United States has been stuck at $7.25 for more than 12 years—losing 21 percent of its value during that ...

The American Dream in crisis: Helping low-wage workers move up ...

Our new report, “Moving up: Promoting workers' economic mobility using network analysis,” focuses on helping policymakers and firms use their resources wisely ...

The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers

Roughly half the employers in our survey estimated that turnover among their low-wage earners was greater than 24% a year, and almost a quarter estimated that ...

What a 'living wage' really means in today's cost-of-living crisis

But the US is not an exception. Worryingly, failing to update the minimum wage is common practice. And even when minimum wages are increased, ...

Raising the Minimum Wage Would Boost an Economic Recovery ...

President Joe Biden included a long overdue pay raise for millions of America's minimum wage workers in his $1.9 trillion rescue plan rolled ...

U.S. Labor Shortage? No, We Have a Crisis of Low Wages.

Don't easily believe claims that there's a lack of people to fill jobs. What's really going on is that employers aren't offering workers a living wage.

Workers are finally seeing real wage gains, but millions still struggle ...

Wage growth has been particularly strong for low-paid workers since March 2020, when the pandemic shut down the U.S. economy, said Elise Gould, ...

Minimum wage: Many workers still aren't making enough to get by

Minimum wages are going up, but typical workers still don't make enough to get by in any U.S. state · Those setting minimum wages are 'probably ...

The US housing crisis is really about low-wage jobs

US mortgage rates push back above 7%, slowing financing activity · In more than a third of US markets, ownership costs ate up 43 per cent ...

Six Things Lawmakers Can Do to Help Low-Wage Workers Now

Millions of workers are struggling in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. The unemployment rate has swollen to 11.1 percent, with more than 50 ...

low-wage workers | PBS News

More than 17 million Americans could see their income rise if the $15 minimum wage now in the COVID relief bill passes Congress. We hear from some of those who ...

Wage growth biggest for low-paid workers during the pandemic

Wages rose much faster for America's lowest-paid workers than for ... The inflation crisis of the past two years “tells me that the ...

Low-Wage Jobs Are Becoming Middle-Class Jobs - The Atlantic

Many low-wage jobs have become middle-wage jobs. And incomes are increasing faster for poorer workers than for wealthier ones, a dynamic known as wage ...

The Public Cost of a Low Federal Minimum Wage

Summary: The Raise the Wage Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019, proposes a national $15 minimum wage to be fully ...

The Effects of Job Loss on Low-Wage Workers | NBER

Workers who lose a low-wage job suffer from persistent earnings declines. After six years, their quarterly earnings average was 13 percent lower than that of ...

The US Housing Crisis Is Really About Low-Wage Jobs - Bloomberg

Affordability has two elements: price and income. The latter needs more attention than it gets.