Most common Ohio jobs don't pay enough to cover rent

[Ohiogal]

I will cross post this in General Discussion.

*************

Of the 10 most common jobs in Ohio, just two pay enough for a worker to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.

That’s according to a report released Wednesday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. The report said the state’s “housing wage” — the hourly wage a renter needs to earn to pay for a basic, two-bedroom unit — increased again this year to $15.25.

The coalitions said the average Ohio renter earns $13.32 an hour, nearly $2 less than needed.

"When we’re looking at job creation, we need to gauge whether these jobs are producing a living wage,” Faith said. “Instead, we celebrate the creation of call-center jobs. Housing costs have risen so much faster than wages.”

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20180614/report-most-common-ohio-jobs-dont-pay-enough-to-cover-rent

************* So much winning!

[ladym55]

1. Sigh

I tried to mention this issue in a group of affluent Ohioans ... and was immediately challenged that people who couldn't make it obviously were "sitting on corners and smoking."

Because we are selfish and choose to be ignorant, people suffer.