Free Lyft Rides Provided to Jobseekers in the Augusta Community
Secured a job interview, but don’t have a way to get there? This could be your solution!
The City of Augusta has partnered with Lyft to get jobseekers a reliable ride to their job-connected destination, whether that is an interview or a pre-job appointment. This initiative will go on through the end of December of 2023.
This initiative will also be in collaboration with the White House, Lyft, the United Way of the CSRA, and the Community Foundation of the CSRA.
This is to help reduce any barriers that may cause someone to not have a job and most of the time one of the major barriers can just be getting there for the first step. The program will even help those who do not live near bus lines.
Providing transportation to job interviews or pre-job appointments will also help people obtain quality jobs and create greater economic opportunities.
Back in May, Augusta was named one of five federal Workforce Hubs. This collaboration with Lyft is a part of that initiative that was put into place.
Being designated as one of the five workforce hubs throughout the nation was to help create pathways for people, specifically speaking, here in the Augusta area to have access to quality jobs. Selecting cities as a workforce hub is a part of the Biden-Harris initiative, “President’s Investing in America.”
Augusta was chosen as one of those hubs because of the existing parts of the city, such as Fort Eisenhower, the Medical College of Georgia, and the Savannah River Nuclear Power Plant.
How to Request a Lyft to go to Your Job Interview?
Rides can be requested by contacting 211 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program will allow up to a week’s worth of free rides using the ride-share service Lyft.
Again, this initiative will take place until the end of December 2023.
Top 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Augusta
The United States may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t financial strain throughout the country. Thankfully, Augusta isn’t one of the most expensive places to live, but with rising inflation, it’s hard not to feel some financial stress. And of course, the financial burden can be easier, depending on your job. Stacker did the research and uncovered the lowest paying jobs in Augusta. We’ll take a look at the top 10 below.
During their research, Stacker found what we already somewhat knew… the middle class is shrinking. As of 2021, they discovered around half of adults lived in a middle-income household. That’s a pretty significant drop from 61% back in the 1970s.
Now, that change in percentage isn’t all bad. Some of those middle-class adults have risen into a higher income bracket. But, of course, some went the other direction. The percentage of low-income households in 2021 rose to 29%, compared to 25% in 1971.
With income levels, you have to also look at wages. From research, it seems the income for the rich grew 69% with higher bumps in wages. Low incomes grew by just 45%.
Overall, Stacker looked at the difference between the highest and the lowest paying jobs. And the results are astounding. You’ve got a wide range… from around $28,000 for entertainment attendants to over $251,000 for physicians.
And I’m sure this won’t be extremely surprising… but the lowest paying jobs tend to be in food and recreation – think fast food, pools, amusement parks, etc.
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Stacker put together a list of the 50 lowest paying jobs in Augusta. These are ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022. (Jobs without annual compensation figures available were excluded.)
Here Are The Top 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Augusta
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