Ambiri aife m'mayiko osapindula tinganene kuti nthawi yomwe odzipereka amapereka ku mabungwe athu ndi yamtengo wapatali. Ndipo m’njira iliyonse zili choncho.
Chaka chilichonse, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Independent Sector imayika mtengo pa nthawi yomwe odzipereka amapereka pazinthu zachifundo. Mabungwe osapindula angagwiritse ntchito ndalamazi kuti adziwe kuchuluka kwa ndalama zomwe odzipereka awo amapereka. Mtengo wanthawi ya anthu odzipereka m'chaka cha 2012 (nthawi zonse zimatsalira chaka chimodzi) ndi $22.14 pa ola - kukwera masenti 35 kuchokera chaka chatha. Kuno ku California, mtengowo ndi wapamwamba kwambiri - $24.75 - kukwera masenti 57 kuchokera chaka chatha.
Kuyerekeza kumeneku kumathandizira kuzindikira mamiliyoni a anthu omwe amapereka nthawi, maluso, ndi mphamvu zawo kuti apange kusintha. Mu 2012, odzipereka adapereka maola opitilira 312,000 kuti abzale, kusamalira, ndi kukulitsa nkhalango zam'tawuni ya California. Zimenezo zikufanana ndi luso ndi nthaŵi ya $7.7 miliyoni! Ngakhale kuti chiwerengerochi n’chochititsa chidwi, timaonabe kuti anthu odzipereka ndi amtengo wapatali.