In that time, the cost of groceries has increased 25 percent rent has increased over 50 percent. For seven years, it’s been stuck at $7.25 an hour: $290 a week, $15,000 a year. This is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the US, projected to increase by 26 percent in the next ten years.įor decades, US workers have faced wage stagnation and a federal minimum wage that has not budged since Congress last raised it in 2009 certainly has not helped. However, with a median wage of $10.25 an hour, 54 percent live near poverty. For example, the median age of the more than 1.4 million home care aides in the US is 45 nearly half graduated high school and have had some college education the majority work full-time.
While some workers may find ladders out of low-wage jobs, millions stay in these jobs for their working lives. Roughly one third of parents earning low wages are single parents. That’s more than 42 percent of the children in the US. Over 125 million people, including over 31.5 million children, live in households with at least one worker earning under $15 an hour. Overall, 58 million workers (44 percent) earn under $15 an hour 42 million earn under $12 an hour. Today 73 percent of workers earning under $15 per hour nationwide are older than 25. If you define a “low” wage as under $15 per hour, you’re referring to almost half the workforce in the US. Myth #1: Most workers in low-wage jobs are young or starting out at the entry level.
Then check out our map and report for more info on An agenda to give America’s working poor a raise. It’s time to bust some myths and pay these workers the wages, and respect, they deserve. Surviving on low wages in the US requires strength and stamina, perfect health, and some serious penny pinching. Working full-time at many low-wage jobs can be exhausting, and stressful. Of course, they’re the ones most in need of a day off. While many of us enjoyed a day of rest at the tail end of a steamy summer, a whole lot of people rolled out of bed and headed into work on Labor Day.
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