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Wages

A majority of workers are in debt and struggling to get by; many work multiple jobs

  • CareerBuilder Poll Data 17
    • 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

See also

  • The Workplace Engagement section contains more data on how wages have not kept up with productibity