Millions of Hispanic workers in Texas earn wages of $15 per hour or less, according to a study prepared by Oxfam America.
As of 2022, more than 31.9% of the US labor force, or 51.9 million workers, was making less than $15 per hour. Many of those workers are stuck at the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which is less than half of that hourly rate.
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The situation is even more critical for Hispanics working in Texas, where 54.2% of Hispanic workers (3.1 million) earn less than $15 per hour.
Texas is well above the national average of 46.1% of Hispanic workers earning $15 per hour or less.
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According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the top five industries in 2022 with the highest concentration of Hispanics were education and health services (18%) followed by construction (15.9%), wholesale and retail trade (13.2%), professional and business services (10.5%) and leisure and hospitality (10.3%).
“These are essential jobs that keep our economy humming,” said Oxfam America senior researcher Kaitlyn Henderson.
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In contrast to Hispanic workers, 26.9% of white workers in Texas earn less than $15 per hour, with 48.3% of Blake/African workers in Texas and 26.1% of Asian workers falling into that pay range.
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