Analysis says most U.S. workers need major pay increase to earn living wage

UPI ^ | April 27, 2022 | By Doug Cunningham

[Oldeconomybuyer]

April 27 (UPI) -- A health-related report that examines numerous issues for American families, such as wages and rising costs, said on Wednesday that economic security is out of reach for many people in the United States -- particularly women and women of color who are still at a fiscal disadvantage compared to men.

The assessment, the 2022 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report, looks at a number of key issues facing working Americans and found that most need a pay increase of more than 70% before they can earn a living wage.

At worst, in some counties across the United States workers need a 229% pay increase to earn a living wage.

The 20-page report was created by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

According to the analysis, an average living wage of $35.80 an hour is needed across all U.S. counties for a household with one adult and two children. That wage figure ranges from $29.81 per hour and rises to a high hourly rate of $65.45.

Researchers found that working women and women of color are particularly affected by the disparities in pay.

Further, public schools are underfunded and education centers in half of all U.S. counties are operating on budget deficits.

Researchers said that about $3,000 more per student, per year is needed to support achievement of national average test scores.

[unixfox]

Researchers found that working women and women of color are particularly affected by the disparities in pay.

Of course.

[Chode]

many unions contracts are hooked to the min-wage too

[FlipWilson]

Yes. Those evil corporations aren’t paying enough to keep up with something that is totally Putin’s fault. Cough.

[marron]

Inflation. Shut down the economy for a year, and print money to compensate, and you get massive inflation.

It will help if they return to drilling for oil to bring us back to energy independence, and it will help if we bring more of our manufacturing back on shore. We used to have a president who understood that.

[SteveH]

>> Researchers found that working women and women of color are particularly affected by the disparities in pay.

> Of course.

I self identify as a lesbian female of color so I should get alls what be owed to me bcz social justice

/s

[hflynn]

No problem, Joe Biden said he has a plan today to inflate your dying wage to a living wage. Biden said, Let me be clear, I plan to do a whole lot of economic inflating. I plan to keep inflating until this economy is all blown up, you hear me all blown up.

[rktman]

Fixed Income No Kids*/retirees? Guess we should have planned better huh?

*FINKs

[SteveH]

upi =?= moonie news

[DoughtyOne]

Here comes another round of business closings.

Don’t cry for US Venezuela…

Obama’s rules…

[HamiltonJay]

70k for a “living” wage?

Bwahahahaha

[desertfreedom765]

If the Government and Business would stop screwing with supply and demand (labor) this problem would correct itself pretty quick.

Businesses are screwed if their workers and customers can’t afford to buy their products.

[bert]

campaign propaganda from the once relevant UPI

[cherry]

I want a SS raise....a big one....double at least from what they hand out to me from my decades of work..

[ealgeone]

Researchers said that about $3,000 more per student, per year is needed to support achievement of national average test scores.

Give me the school budgets....I could fix them really quick.

[ealgeone]

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That's about all we need to know about them.

[hinckley buzzard]

I suspect that what many people need is to stop trying to indulge their champagne tastes with a beer income.

[Mouton]

I’ll help you and we can do the job in half quick time! You can start with the “assistant admin jobs” and I will start with any counselor who is not doing career placement.

[dljordan]

Does that include the illegals that get a full welfare ride? Oh, and the ‘refugees’?

[ealgeone]

Spot on! Next, any class that is teaching crt/woke/blm/ and other nonsense goes.

I also see the continuing requirement to get this certificate or that masters for more pay, which means more for the unions, goes. And for that matter, so do the unions.