Ehrenreich is surprised to leam that jobs in Maine pay the same as jobs in Key West. She finds this startling because logic holds that if the supply of labor is low relative to demand, wages should rise. Yet, this is not the case. Consider what other factors affect local economies and explain why Ehrenreich's discovery is or is not surprising (know you didn't read Key West", but I think this question can be answered using logic ) Maine Chapter of Nickel and Dimed https://www.humbleisd.net/cms/lib/TX01001414/Centricity/Domain/5915/Nickel-and-Dimed-Barbara-Ehrenreich.pdf