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THE CRISIS OF LOW WAGES IN THE US


The crisis of low wages in the US - Oxfam

New research reveals that nearly a third of all workers in the US earn under $15 an hour. But women and people of color do much more than ...

The Crisis of Low Wages: Who earns less than $17 an hour ... - Oxfam

According to new data from Oxfam, there are more than 39 million low wage workers in the United States, defined here as any worker earning less than $17 an ...

The Crisis of Low Wages: Who earns less than $17 an hour in the ...

According to new data from Oxfam, there are more than 39 million low wage workers in the United States, defined here as any worker earning less than $17 an ...

The Crisis of Low Wages - Oxfam Digital Repository

It has been 15 years since the federal government raised the minimum wage. As a result, today, millions of workers in the United States are trapped earning ...

ICYMI: 42 Percent of Working Single Parents in the U.S. Earn Less ...

Working single parents bear a particular burden in the crisis of low wages, with a shocking 42 percent earning less than $17 an hour, compared ...

Why there are fewer low-wage workers in the U.S. - Axios

Oxfam hardly sees these numbers as acceptable — the report is titled "The Crisis of Low Wages." The group is advocating for increases to the ...

The Crisis of Low Wages: Who earns less than $17 an hour in the ...

In the United States, a country where the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, there are millions of workers earning low ...

Oxfam report: Low-wage workers still make up 23% of U.S. ... - CNBC

Henderson recently looked into just how many U.S. workers earn less than that $17 per hour. She published her findings in Oxfam's recent report, ...

Minimum Wage is Not Enough - Home - Drexel University

While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value of workers and no longer supports families in a ...

Falling Wages and the Decline of Everything Else

From its establishment in 1938 until 1968, the federal minimum wage was increased periodically to reflect overall productivity growth.

Than A Third Of Single Parents In The U.S. Earn Below $17 An Hour

Some 20 states across the U.S. have so far failed to increase their minimum wages above the federal wage floor of $7.25 an hour, Oxfam points ...

Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts | Economic Policy Institute

That means policy actions such as passing a higher minimum wage, expanding rights to overtime pay, providing paid sick leave, protecting the labor rights of ...

How Low Wages Hurt Families and Perpetuate Poverty

Raising the minimum wage is not the only solution to America's low-wage economy and low social mobility, but it could set in motion a virtuous cycle of ...

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 others continued to ...

US salaries are falling. Employers say compensation is just 'resetting'

At its peak in early 2022, US wage growth for advertised roles climbed to 9.3% year-over-year, according to Indeed data. It has fallen ...

The pandemic hurt low-wage workers the most—and so far, the ...

Prior to the onset of the pandemic, low-wage earners comprised 43% of the workforce. More than a year into the pandemic, they comprise 52% ...

Why the U.S. Needs at Least a $17 Minimum Wage

A majority (60.4%) of workers whose total family income is below the poverty line would receive a pay increase if the minimum wage were raised ...

Low-Wage Workers - National Center for Law and Economic Justice

Abusive employer practices and stagnant wages prevent many workers, even those able to find full-time employment, from earning a living wage.

Low Wage Workforce Tracker - Economic Policy Institute

Low pay is a widespread problem, resulting from outdated minimum wages that don't keep up with cost of living and a weakening of workers' bargaining power ...

About - National Low Income Housing Coalition

These 14 occupations account for more than 64 million workers, or 42% of the workforce. For example, the median hourly wages of food servers and retail workers ...