美國經濟的新正常：低薪工作越來越多

The labor market has been recovering since the Great Recession ended, but many of the jobs created have been in low-wage industries, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project
 

Among the fastest-growing jobs: Food services, home health care and retail -- all of which pay relatively little.

Better paying blue-collar industries, such as construction and manufacturing, have not recovered to their employment levels before the recession.

Lower wage industries accounted for 44% of employment growth since employment hit bottom in February 2010, the group found.

Going back to the start of the recession six years ago, the nation has added 1.85 million jobs in low-wage industries, but mid-wage and higher-wage industries have shed nearly 1 million positions each.
 

The uneven recovery comes after a major downsizing in higher and mid-wage industries. Together, they accounted for 78% of jobs lost between January 2008 and February 2010.

"It's looking more and more like the low-wage economy is the new normal," said Mike Evangelist, a policy analyst at the project, who authored the report. "Unemployed workers, new labor market entrants, and individuals looking to move up the career ladder are getting left behind."

NELP's analysis looked at 85 industries in three distinct wage brackets. Low-wage industries paid hourly wages of between $9.48 and $13.33, mid-wage between $13.73 and $20 and higher wage between $20.03 and $32.62.

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