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K-Shaped Recovery: Higher Job



              Losses For Low-Wage Workers






              The pandemic has affected all of us in new and uncomfortable ways. But for a large
              portion of our community, job losses and reduced hours are causing a real economic
              crisis – while those who were already better off are recovering quicker. Prior to the
              pandemic, Central Alabama was one of the poorest areas in the nation with a
              14% poverty rate; and those falling into this category are being hit the hardest.




                                             $20/hr and above pay
                                   Experienced mild setbacks due to pandemic
                                         Jobs rebounding at a faster rate


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                                            Less than $20/hr pay

                               Depression-era effects and job losses exceed 20%

                                              Top Challenges:*
                           1. Trouble buying enough food  2. Loss of job  3. Childcare issues



                             United Way’s Community Recovery Plan
                      Deploy more resources to meet people’s basic needs during the crisis.

                   Support the broader   Keep people housed through      Help the newly
                 food-distribution network.  utility and rent/mortgage   unemployed.
                                           assistance via 2-1-1 and
                                             our funded partners.




                                                                                       *Source: Hunger Free Alabama and Southern Economic Advancement Project, Sept. 2020
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