A “Good Jobs” Gap
In an update to previous research, the National Employment Law Project finds that America’s “good jobs” gap has continued to grow.
As the graph below shows, job losses have occurred overwhelmingly in mid-wage occupations (paying $13.53 to $20.66 an hour in 2011), while job growth has occurred primarily in low-wage occupations (paying $7.51 to $13.52 an hour in 2011).
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