For many groups of workers, the drop is significantly worse. Restaurant cooks, for instance, have experienced an 8.3% fall. For food preparation workers, it’s been 6.3%; for personal care aides, 6.3%; and for maids and housekeepers, 5.8%.
The wage decline is bad news for the economy, considering that 41% of the job growth in the country since last year has been in low-wage industries.
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