HANDLING HARDSHIP
Data on Economic Insecurity
Among Amazon Warehouse Workers
May 2024
Co-Authored by
Beth Gutelius Ph.D. and Sanjay Pinto Ph.D.
Millions of workers in the U.S. face serious financial hardship, including those
working for some of the largest and most iconic global companies. Amazon has
endeavored to cultivate a reputation as a generator of quality job opportunities,
a claim that has gone largely unexamined through systematic evidence.
In this report, we present findings on economic insecurity among Amazon’s
frontline warehouse workforce, drawing on a national survey of 1,484 workers
across 451 facilities in 42 states. Key findings include:
53% OF WORKERS EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE FORMS OF FOOD INSECURITY
in the previous three months.
48% OF WORKERS EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE FORMS OF HOUSING INSECURITY
in the previous three months.
MORE THAN HALF (56%) HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY ALL THEIR BILLS
without a remaining balance in the previous three months.
in full: https://cued.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/219/2024/05/Handling-Hardship-Final_May2024.pdf
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