This shocking number of people have nothing saved for an emergency

This shocking number of people have nothing saved for an emergencyThis shocking number of people have nothing saved for an emergencyWith unstable schedules, fluctuating paychecks, and difficulty getting on the schedule often enough, hourly workers are hard-pressed to save anything, even for an emergency. A new report by Branch, a mobile platform for hourly workers, found that 40% of all respondents said they had nothing saved up for an emergency, while 75% of respondents reported having less than $500 saved for their emergency fund.close dialog Advertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012257 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -mo z-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012257 top 0 right 0 /* KD - Remove padding from video wrapper and set height to 100% */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper padding-top 0important height 100%.bx-custombx-campaign-1012257 bx-creative-1012257 .bx-wrap height auto/* KD - Change positioning to static as that was not necesaary and here you can adjust the height of the video element */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper video position static/* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child width 100%.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx -creative background-color transparentborder-style nonemax-width 900px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-group-1012257-AFvXBOB padding 10pxdisplay spektrumwidth auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34)The report surveyed 3,000 hourly workers in the food service, retail, and healthcare industries.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreOne factor that contributes to the inability to save was erratic scheduling nearly 80% of the hourly workers surveyed experience some degree of pay variance from week to week, meaning they cant count on getting paid a similar amount each pay period. Over half (57%) of hourly workers said a stable and predictable schedule is very important to them.Its also difficult for an hourly worker to work as much as they want to. Only about half (50%) said they were scheduled for the number of hours they would like to work. Over 40% of workers said theyd like to work more hours.Because earnings are directly tied to the number of hours worked, unstable, unpredictable hours can undermine financial security for workers of all ages, said Dr. Susan Lambert, Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago.Basic living costs such as rent/mortgage (58%) utilities (47%) and groceries (42%) were their main financial concerns.As for housing arrangements, over a quarter (27%) lived with family and friends for free, while 16.5% contributed to a mortgage. The rest paid rent.Still, the workers surveyed were loyal to their companies they were twice as interested in using their experience to get a promotion at their current employer (32%) instead of switching jobs (16%).