42% get less than $15 an hour
09/05/15 19:16
According to a report from the National Employment Law Project cited in a story by Sonia Singh posted to inthesetimes.com on May 6, 2015, we are allowed to discover this unpleasant fact:
". . .42 percent of U.S. workers earn lass than $15 an hour. More than half of African-Americans and 60 percent of Latinos make less than this figure. And 46.6 percent of those earning less than $15 are older than 35."
The story also reports that these are the occupational areas where these lower paid workers hold their jobs:
FAST FOOD
(only 1.7% represented by a union)
HOME CARE
(only 10.6% represented by a union)
CHILDCARE
(only 5.7% represented by a union)
HOTEL
(only 9.5% represented by a union)
RETAIL
(only 5.0% represented by a union)
AUTO MANUFACTURING
(only 28.7% represented by a union)
Imagine the reality !
More than four of every ten working Americans if they are lucky enough to work an eight hour day at least five days each week . . . have a gross annual income before taxes of less than $31,200.
After taxes are withheld this means:
If single,
an annual net income of less than $24,576 per year.
If married,
an annual net income of less than $24,895 per year.
If single with children,
an annual net income of less than $24,770 per year.
If you are among the 58% of U.S. workers who take home more than this, consider how you would have to live if you were among those who earn less than $15 an hour.
It is worth a thought, isn't it?
". . .42 percent of U.S. workers earn lass than $15 an hour. More than half of African-Americans and 60 percent of Latinos make less than this figure. And 46.6 percent of those earning less than $15 are older than 35."
The story also reports that these are the occupational areas where these lower paid workers hold their jobs:
FAST FOOD
(only 1.7% represented by a union)
HOME CARE
(only 10.6% represented by a union)
CHILDCARE
(only 5.7% represented by a union)
HOTEL
(only 9.5% represented by a union)
RETAIL
(only 5.0% represented by a union)
AUTO MANUFACTURING
(only 28.7% represented by a union)
Imagine the reality !
More than four of every ten working Americans if they are lucky enough to work an eight hour day at least five days each week . . . have a gross annual income before taxes of less than $31,200.
After taxes are withheld this means:
If single,
an annual net income of less than $24,576 per year.
If married,
an annual net income of less than $24,895 per year.
If single with children,
an annual net income of less than $24,770 per year.
If you are among the 58% of U.S. workers who take home more than this, consider how you would have to live if you were among those who earn less than $15 an hour.
It is worth a thought, isn't it?