Oxfam: Almost one-third of US workers make less than $15 an hour
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 27, 2022
Nearly a third of all U.S. workers make less than $15 an hour, and women, Black and Hispanic workers are significantly more likely to earn low wages than white men, according to new research by Oxfam.
A report from the organization released Monday found that 31.9 percent of the U.S. workforce makes sub-$15 an hour wages, with broad racial, gender and geographic disparities that closely correlate to state-level policies.
Nationally, the report . . .
