The Michigan Association of United Ways recently released new ALICE update that shows wage growth was no match for inflation after a decade of falling behind. A
A new study from the United Way of Northeast Louisiana and its research partner, United For Alice, found that despite growth in wages for the lowest-paid jobs, more families in Louisiana are facing financial hardships due to the skyrocketing costs of living. The study concluded that of the nearly 1.8 million households in Louisiana in 2022, 906,515 were below the ALICE Threshold measurement for economic hardship.
Though wages for the lowest paid jobs have risen across the country at the fastest rate in four decades, the number of households struggling to get by in Washington grew by nearly 33,000 from 2021 to …