One-third of all American workers make less than US$31,200 a year.
Nearly 52 million workers – or almost one-third of the nation’s labor force – earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group.
These workers, whose annual income is less than $31,200, are disproportionately women and people of color, the study found.
Some 47% of Black workers and 46% of Hispanic workers make less than $15 an hour, compared with 26% of White workers. Some 40% of female workers earn less than that threshold, compared with 25% of male workers.