Most common Ohio jobs don't pay enough to cover rent [View all]

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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

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