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Reach Up Annual Report 2020 14 Reach Up Participants Employed by Industry October 2018 through September 2019 Industry Percentage in Each Industry Average Number of Participants Services 53.2% 476 Retail Trade 9.7% 87 Transportation & Public Utilities 7.8% 70 Manufacturing 4.4% 39 Government 0.9% 8 Agric/Forestry/Fishing/Mining 0.7% 7 Construction 0.7% 6 Wholesale Trade 0.4% 4 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 0.2% 2 Other/Unknown 22.1% 198 Total Participants Employed 896

The charts below illustrate the percentage of employed Reach Up and Reach Ahead participants in each wage range. They do not include newly employed or self-employed adults whose earnings have yet to be verified, or adults in supported work placements who are not earning wages. Participants starting self-employment may have a net income equivalent to less than $10.78 per hour, Vermont’s 2019 minimum wage. The percentage of participants making at least $12 per hour has increased every year in the last three: 25% in 2017, 33% in 2018, and 39% in 2019. The number of participants earning wages in the highest bracket of at least $15 per hour increased from 8.7% in 2018 to 12.3% in 2019.

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% Under $10.78 per hour $10.78 - $10.99 per hour $11.00 - $11.99 per hour $12.00 - $12.99 per hour $13.00 - $13.99 per hour $14.00 - $14.99 per hour $15.00 per hour and over Hourly Wage Wage Range of Reach Up Participants October 2018 through September 2019