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Indeed, according to our new report, the average Latino wage earner here earns roughly $10,000 a year less than their counterparts in less regulated places such as Texas.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

“The lower-end wage earner has definitely been struggling for a while,” Wells Fargo finance chief Michael Santomassimo said last week.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

Mounzer was the father of four young children, and was the only wage earner in his family, also looking after his ailing father and brother.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

"It's tough to lift the heavy materials, especially when there's pollution as I cough a lot when smoke gets in my lungs and my eyes burn," said the sole wage earner in his family.

From Reuters Nov. 13, 2023

Many of them get by by teaming up with another wage earner, a spouse or grown child.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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