Minimum What?
Term for the level the federal government set the minimum wage at.
What is a poverty wage?
_____-time workers are much more likely to be part of the working poor.
24% of gig workers report it is their full time job.
850,235 households in TN, or __%, were below the Household Survivial Budget but above the FPL (Fed Poverty Level).
What is 30%
The percent of Middle TN renter occupied units where tenants pay over 30% of HH income on rent.
35-44% / 43-52% / 50-58%
What is 43-52%?
This is something that many working poor lack. It is typically a 1-2 page document outlining not just work history but professional accomplishments and skills.
What is a resume
The current federal minumum wage of $______ was last adjusted in ______
What is $7.25 and 2009?
24% of gig workers report it is their _____-time job.
What is full-time.
Since 2010, the percent of ALICE households has
A>Increased
B>Stayed level
C>Decreased
Number of facilities in Middle TN providing child care /100,000 children
45-52 / 66-83 / 70-99
What is 66-83 facilities or 1,515- 1,204 children per facility
The working poor are by necessity focused on making ends meet and often lack an awareness of ______ that they have developed that needed and apply to many jobs considered out of reach
What are skills and talents
______ states have have set a minimum wage at or below the federal minimum wage.
16
(Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee have NO minimum wage)
(Georgia, Oklahoma, Wyoming have a minimum wage set below $7.25)
Only 11 have a minimum wage at or above $15
The ____-economy, with a low barrier to entry, has seen the number of workers increase from 1 to 5 million in 2021, with 24% reporting it is their full time job.
What is gig-economy with many workers juggling multiple 'gigs' to make ends meet and over 50% reporting feeling overworked and exhausted.
The minumum cost to live and work in the current economy down to a county/zip code level which determines the ALICE threshold.
What is the Household Survival Budget, consisting of Housing, Child Care, Food, Transportation, Technology, Health Care, Taxes.
Every County in TN exceeds the FPL of $13,590 (single) and $27,750 (family of 4). $26,856($13.43)/$70,416($35.21)
Technology access has exploded over the last 3 decades and is increasingly a necessity for access to jobs, education, health care, and financial tools.
___% of middle Tennessee HH lack access to internet access in their home.
What is 10%
Many hourly, gig, and entry level positions hire based on need which leaves working poor with little experience in how to best navigate and show up well in these professional job conversations with employers.
What are interviews.
$13.05
What the minumum wage in 1970 would be today if adjusted for inflation?
19- states over $13.05(Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30% of gig workers use SNAP benefits which is ____ times the rate of service sector workers with an employee designation.
What 2x the rate.
5.5%-10.4% of Middle TN residents lack consistent access to this.
Education is a key barometer of career opportunity and earning potential. Roughly 1 in 3 middle tennessee residents' education stopped at or before this level.
What is High School.
What are jobs?
Farm workers earn ____% less than non-agricultural jobs.
What is 40%
App-based and gig economy workers are classified as __________ contractors.
What is independant.
Because they are not classified as employees, app-based and gig economy workers do not have access to mnimum wage protection, group or employer sponsored health care, social security benefits, unemployment insurance.
14%-31% of Middle Tennessee households earn this type of income.
What is investment income - a key indicator of ability to weather emergencies, build wealth, improve social or economic situation, secure retirement.
It is estimated anywhere from 50-80% of salary positions are not advertised and instead filled internally, through referral, or by networking limiting access and awareness to the working poor. This is known as the ______ job market.