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A man in an apron and mask serves drinks to people sitting outside a restaurant in New York City.

Despite pandemic pay boost, low-wage workers still can’t afford basic needs

BY: - July 10, 2023

Employers grappling with a nationwide labor shortage gave low-wage workers the largest pay increases in most states between 2019 and last year. But even so, many of those workers — more than 40% of all U.S. households, by one estimate — are struggling to cover the inflated costs of basic expenses. In the past several […]