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+## Wages
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+#### A majority of workers are in debt and struggling to get by; many work multiple jobs
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+
+*   [CareerBuilder Poll Data 17](http://press.careerbuilder.com/2017-08-24-Living-Paycheck-to-Paycheck-is-a-Way-of-Life-for-Majority-of-U-S-Workers-According-to-New-CareerBuilder-Survey)
+    *   **78% of U.S. workers live paycheck to paycheck** to make ends meet
+    *   Nearly 10% of workers making $100,000+ live paycheck to paycheck
+    *   More than 25% of workers **do not set aside any savings** each month
+    *   Nearly **75% of workers** say they **are in debt** today
+        *   More than **50%** think they **will always be**
+    *   More than 50% of minimum wage workers say they **have to work more than one job** to make ends meet
+        *   **70%** of minimum wage workers **are in debt**
+*   [Pew Research 17](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/) 
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+![](https://github.com/NB419/source-library/blob/master/images/wages.png?raw=true)
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+#### See also
+
+* The Workplace Engagement section contains more data on how wages have not kept up with productibity