PORTRAIT OF THE CENTRAL COAST WORKFORCE
Poll shows a workforce losing hope, struggling to get by and likely to leave the Central Coast
A DISTRESSED WORKFORCE
THE OVERWHELMING SENTIMENT of the workforce is that making a life on the Central Coast is difficult and likely to become untenable for the next generation. An alarming number of our residents are struggling to get by, losing hope in the American Dream, and likely to leave the Central Coast.
1 in 10
residents and 1 in 5 Latinx residents worry about having enough money for food.
86%
believe the region’s young people will be unable to afford to live/work here in adulthood.
1 in 529
believe housing is affordable.
1 in 3
residents has less than $10,000 saved for retirement.
1 in 4
middle-class residents must borrow to cover $500 emergency.
50% +
53% of all middle-class residents, 63% of Latinx and 83% of African Americans are likely to leave.
