LANSING — A new report says thousands of full-time workers in Michigan still rely on food assistance programs to make ends meet.
Researchers examined what they call the “Low-Wage 20,” a group of major corporations employing more than six million workers nationwide, including Walmart, Amazon, and Target.
Data from Michigan and three other states show nearly eleven-thousand Walmart employees and more than nine-thousand Amazon workers are enrolled in SNAP food assistance programs.
Researchers say the median worker pay across the companies studied was about twenty-nine thousand dollars a year, while average CEO compensation topped eighteen million.
Some economists say raising wages could help workers, while others warn it may lead to higher prices for consumers.