In 2004, women's life expectancy exceeded men's life expectancy by 5.2 years, the smallest gender gap in life expectancy since 1946. Life expectancy for whites was five years greater than that of blacks. Life expectancy for black and white men and women was as follows: Black male: 69.8 years.
Electronic Arts in Redwood City is pictured Dec. 8. 2015. Redwood City is considering increasing its local minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning January 2019. Electronic Arts is the cityâs second-largest employer with 2,367 employees, next to Oracle, which employs 6,781 workers, according to the city. (Bay Area News Group file)
Kip Tindell, the company's CEO and founder, says this rule allows him to pay his retail employees an average salary of nearly $50,000 a year â almost twice the retail industry average. Of course, The Container Store isn't the only major retail chain that professes a commitment to paying its workers a livable wage.At Costco, hourly workers make an average of more than $20 an hour â well above the national average of $11.39 for a retail sales worker â according to a 2013 Businessweek story.For employees who put in 40 hours per week, that works out to about $43,000 a year.In addition, Businessweek reports that 88% of Costco's 185,000 employees have company-sponsored healthcare. The Container Store uses its high salaries to lure and retain elite talent.f course, The Container Store isn't the only major retail chain that professes a commitment to paying its workers a livable wage. At Costco, hourly workers make an average of more than $20 an hour â well above the national average of $11.39 for a retail sales worker â according to a 2013 Businessweek story.