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from the dept. The average janitor earns enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment and pay for life's other necessities in just six of the nation's 60 largest cities. The average janitor earns enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment and pay for life's other necessities in just six of the nation's 60 largest cities. A retail salesperson can make ends meet in half that many locations. Both can forget about buying a home. That conclusion from the National Housing Conference, a nonprofit coalition of industry experts, advocates and academics, mirrors the findings of several reports since the summer documenting the struggles of working families to find affordable housing. The results suggest a worsening of the affordable housing shortage affecting the working poor, even before the recession pushed thousands out of work and squeezed family budgets even tighter. Rising wages from long economic expansion landed a record number of Americans in bigger, fancier homes and helped the more of the very poorest put roofs over their heads. But it also contributed to the shortage of affordable housing. Lompoc Record Monday, December 24, 2001 Issue 305 Page A8 < Hancock students rally at CA State Capitol | Seniors deserve recognition >
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