There are over 10,000 homeless people in California currently working in the fast food industry, a new economic study says.
The study, conducted by Economic Roundtable, found that in Los Angeles County alone, there are 3,595 unhoused working for fast food restaurants.
The co-author of the study and president of Economic Roundtable Daniel Flaming said that although many unhoused working in an industry that highly profitable, low wages and a lack of full-time positions mean that many employees cannot work their way out of poverty.
Flaming estimated that 11 percent of homeless workers in California. His organization used census data to complete the study. A separate study conducted by UCLA in 2020 found that 18 percent of people in Los Angeles’ homeless services system were working.
The minimum wage for workers in California is $15.50 per hour, in the city of Los Angeles, it’s $16.04 per hour. The state now has nearly a third of all homeless people in the United States.
Flaming estimated that 11 percent of homeless workers in California. His organization used census data to complete the study. A separate study conducted by UCLA in 2020 found that 18 percent of people in Los Angeles’ homeless services system were working.
The minimum wage for workers in California is $15.50 per hour, in the city of Los Angeles, it’s $16.04 per hour. The state now has nearly a third of all homeless people in the United States.
Source: dailymail
