Nearly 52 million workers -- or almost one-third of the nation's labor force -- earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group
Nearly 52 million workers -- or almost one-third of the nation's labor force -- earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group.
These workers, whose annual income is less than $31,200, are disproportionately women and people of color, the study found.Some 47% of Black workers and 46% of Hispanic workers make less than $15 an hour, compared with 26% of White workers. Some 40% of female workers earn less than that threshold, compared with 25% of male workers. Half of the women of color in the workforce make less than $15 an hour, as do nearly 58% of single parents.
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