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5: The number of states with no minimum wage requirement
Of the 74 million employees paid an hourly wage in 2011, 3.8 million, or 5.2 percent, were paid the federal minimum or less.
On average, US drivers take 2 trips per day, covering an average total distance of 29.2 miles
An average of 29.2 miles driven daily would equate to 10,658 miles driven over a one-year period.
A combination of policies would reduce New York City’s poverty rate by nearly 69%
Promising policies include transitional jobs, earnings supplements, a higher minimum wage, increased SNAP benefits, and more.
Men born from 1940-44 reached the peak college–high school earnings gap— $31,000— at age 50
But the trajectory of the earnings gap is shifting. For those born between 1970 and 1974, it was that high at age 32.
Governments paid $137 billion to nonprofit organizations for services in 2012
In the United States, governments partner with nonprofits to provide needed services in communities across the country.
About 77 million Americans have a report of debt in collections
More than a third of adults with a credit file have a debt in collections and owe, on average, $5,178.
