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In reply to the discussion: Wages have dropped nearly 8 percent since 2006 [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)9. Interesting information from the charts at PayScale
Wages in Minniapolis and Seattle grew most, 1.9 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively.
Lowest was Miami at -2.1 percent.
http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/cities
(Dump Rick Scott)
Largest increase by industry: Information, Media & Telecommunications, 1.4 percent
Second: Healthcare & Social Assistance, 1.0 percent
http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/industries
Largest increase by job category: Science & Biotech Jobs, 2.3 percent
Second: Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Healthcare Jobs, 1.8 percent
http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/job-categories
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So far as I can tell, other than more free trade and tax cuts our party has never had a plan...
Demo_Chris
Apr 2014
#2
Stock market is pushing record highs....The "suck" is for the wage earners..
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#11
It says right there the 20% rate is an exception if this happens or that
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#44
it's like they feel their sole job is to shield Obama from anything and everything
Skittles
Apr 2014
#52
Considering the games they play with the long term unemployed statistically removing them from the
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#39
Dems may pretend things are getting better, but pretty soon people will be looking for answers...
reformist2
Apr 2014
#37
This 8% drop looks permanent. I'm afraid what the next recession is going to do.
reformist2
Apr 2014
#42
The technological revolution is a very real phenomena on the scale of the first industrial rev.
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#51
Exactly. I think the internet and then real estate bubbles hid the damage being done to regular jobs
reformist2
Apr 2014
#53
The talk was the transition from "manufacturing" to the "service economy"
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#56