29 days ago
CBS News
Middle-aged workers who tend to earn a low wage have an elevated mortality risk, especially when they experience unstable employment, according to a study published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA. Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesThe risk was more than twice as high for workers who had fluctuating employment along with sustained low wages. Adjusting for inflation, wages and salaries declined 1.2% for the 12 months ending December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Cost Index. Additionally, the incidence of high inflation stress is higher for Black and Hispanic people than others, the Dallas Fed researchers wrote. Workers with low wages are among the "most vulnerable in the workforce," as they disproportionately work jobs with the highest exposure to workplace hazards, job stress and other established health risks.
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