40 Percent of Americans Now Make Less than 1968 Minimum Wage

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1. The low-wage jobs explosion

Some 58% of the jobs created during the recovery have been low-wage positions, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project. Only 22% have been mid-wage jobs and 20% higher-wage positions. These low-wage jobs pay $13.83 an hour or less.
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The fastest growing low-wage jobs include retail salespeople, food prep workers, laborers and freight workers, waiters and waitresses, personal and home care aides, office clerks and customers representatives.

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Far more damaging to the future security of this country than any terrorist. And the answer in some states is a renewed emphasis on STEM courses. They are important, but more STEM grads won't increase demand, and that is always what drives job creation. It will make for better educated minimum wage home health care aides, however.


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