Half Of Americans Make What Minimum Wage SHOULD Be
June 18, 2017
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as posted by the channel…if the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity since its inception. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Where do you fit on the earnings scale?
According to data compiled by Goldman Sachs, most American workers earn below $20 per hour. Goldman Sachs economists David Mericle and Chris Mischaikow crunched Labor Department data that is used to generate the monthly jobs report that the market closely watches, in particular from the survey of employers.
The chart, shown above, shows that 19% of workers make less than $12.50 per hour, 32% of workers make between $12.50 and $20 per hour, 30% make between $20 and $30 an hour, 14% make between $30 and $45 per hour, and 5% make over $45 an hour.
(It’s important to note that this includes all workers covered by the establishment survey, not just hourly workers; to convert annual pay to hourly pay, divide by 2080, for a standard 40-hour week.)
The economists also found that, while wage growth has been soft, the fastest growth in income has come to the lowest-paid workers.
And they found that the biggest driver to income growth has been rising employment, with help from rising wages and more hours worked.”*
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Hosts: John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson
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