In 2020, approximately 7.2 percent of all frontline workers in the United States were living below the poverty line. Additionally, around 15.9 percent of frontline workers in the building cleaning services industry lived below the poverty line.
Frontline workers are those that work in areas that come into constant contact wth people and are therefore considered to have an increased exposure to COVID-19.
Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry
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Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). (April 10, 2020). Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). "Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry." Chart. April 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). (2020). Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). "Share of Frontline Workers below The Poverty Line in The United States in 2020, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.), Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of frontline workers below the poverty line in the United States in 2020, by industry [Graph], Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.), April 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222444/us-share-poverty-frontline-workers-industry/