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LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR

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WHAT IS THE LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR?
Today, families and individuals working in low-wage jobs make too little income
to meet minimum standards of living in their community. We developed the Living
Wage Calculator to help individuals, communities, employers, and others estimate
the local wage rate that a full-time worker requires to cover the costs of their
family’s basic needs where they live. Explore the living wage in your county,
metro area, or state for 12 different family types below. The data was last
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How Much Does it Take to Cover A Person's Cost of Living in America's Largest
Metro Areas?
Diamond Thompson and Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier 04/17/2023

In a recent study, Patrick Villanova of Smart Asset assessed how much a single
adult with no children would need to live comfortably in the 25 largest US metro
areas. Using data from the MIT Living Wage calculator, Villanova found that St.
L...

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Students Across the Country Bargaining for Higher Wages
Diamond Thompson and Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier 04/17/2023

Beginning in July 2023, the University of Arizona employees will receive a pay
increase, raising their internal minimum wage to $15. Using data from the MIT
Living Wage Calculator, which estimates that a single adult in Tucson, Arizona,
would need...

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Walt Disney Services Trade Council Union Reaches An Agreement
Diamond Thompson and Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier 03/29/2023

The Services Trades Council Union at Walt Disney, representing more than 45,000
Disney employees, reached a contract agreement with the Walt Disney Corporation
in late March. The collective bargaining unit, which means six individual
unions, h...

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School Employee Wages Lag Behind Cost of Living; Strike Concludes with a Wage
Increase
Diamond Thompson and Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier 03/25/2023

On March 20, 2023, the Los Angeles Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Local 99 union (with the support of the Los Angeles Teacher's Union),
representing 30,000 Los Angeles School District employees, started a three-day
strike, demanding ...

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