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Central Florida’s rapid growth has led to a huge demand for more housing, which has driven up the price of homes and rent. And that, in turn, has put a glaring spotlight on the region’s plethora of low-wage jobs that leaves many people unable to afford to live near where they work.
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That puts stress on the Central Florida labor market, because workers who can’t afford to live here can’t afford to work here.
In fact, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area lags behind the national average of pay. The average weekly wage in the Orlando area is $1,151, or 13.7% less than the nation’s $1,334 average, said U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from May 2024.
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