AFL-CIO Weblog: Our Low-Wage Nation

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 | News

Of the 144 million jobs in the United States, nearly one in three of the total pays low wages—and often does not include affordable health insurance, paid sick days or retirement coverage. That eye-opening information, provided in a new report by The Mobility Agenda, finds these $11.11-an-hour-or-less jobs also tend to have inflexible or unpredictable scheduling requirements and provide little opportunity for career advancement.

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