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ESG Currents

The Struggle to Earn and Pay a Living Wage

Jan 2, 2024
29:09

Of working Americans, 65% say they live paycheck to paycheck, with 30% saying they run out of money at the end of every month, according to a Harris Poll. Join BI Senior ESG Analyst Andy Stevenson and his guest, MIT Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning and founder of the Living Wage Calculator Amy Glasmeier, as they discuss what it means to earn a living wage, what percentage of Americans are living at or below the living wage, and how companies are responding to inflation-driven wage pressures to meet their employees basic needs. The episode was recorded on Oct. 2.

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