Almost half of Americans work in low paid jobs

[CrusaderFrank]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Half of Americans make less than the average!

78% live paycheck to paycheck. worst inequality and upward Mobility ever anywhere after 35 years of GOP dominance. Only brainwashed fools like you make this possible.....

Ikr! And Bernie will make us equal as Venezuela

 

[The Original Tree]

Why should anyone take financial advice from The Lunch Counter Lady at school?

BTW, you have something dark and hairy on your face.

Oh, my apologies, for your Mole.

And the lowest paid workers are getting the highest wage increases in the Trump economy.

Seems to contradict the leftist fairy tale that only the rich benefited from Trump's tax cuts.

Trump lies. Do not believe him.

It is true that inflation-adjusted wages (average weekly for production and nonsupervisory workers) peaked in February 1973 at $345.95, and then fluctuated but generally declined, hitting a low point of $263.73 in January 1996. They have again fluctuated since, but they’ve been on a general upward trend. They have increased 2.4% since Trump took office, from an average $308.21 per week to $315.74 per week in May, the most recent figures available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Technical note: All wage figures cited in this story from BLS are calculated in 1982-84 dollars – not current 2019 dollars.

During Obama’s last four years in office the average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers went up 4.9%. Over Obama’s entire two-term tenure, wages were up 4.2%.

Over President George W. Bush’s eight years in office, wages also increased by 4.2%, and under President Bill Clinton, they went up by 6.4%. (Real average weekly earnings for all private sector employees, including supervisors, shows a similar trend, though BLS only has published statistics going back to 2006. Those figures are up 2.3% under Trump, 3.9% under Obama’s second term and 4% over his eight years in office.)
​

Are Wages Rising or Flat?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Yeah, the obummer economy caused millions to lose their full time jobs, and now, thanks to Trump, that terrible situation is being reversed.

Of course obummer, your hero, had 8 years to **** this country up. Trump has only had three years to correct that mess.

Who fucked things up in 2008? There is a bunch of them in the WH right now.

I could have sworn the Democrats taking control of the House in 2006 was the major cause of all of the hate and discontent. You can plot practically down to the minute they took over.

 

[Dragonlady]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Interesting.

One question.

Is that higher, lower, or about the same as previous presidents?

According to the US dept. of Labor, the wage level has increased, not decreased under Trump.

Workers at the lower end of the pay scale finally are getting the most benefit from rising wages

Big whoop. If you make $10.00 per hour, and you get a 4% raise, that's $16.00 per week. That's your ":big raises" for the working class. That\s not going to get me off food stamps.

 

[francoHFW]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Interesting.

One question.

Is that higher, lower, or about the same as previous presidents?

Higher. inequality and upward Mobility just keeps getting worse and worse because of GOP tax rates, a giveaway to the rich and a screw job for everyone else. only brainwashed ignoramuses make this possible. 4 30 years now. Because of reconciliation and filibuster rules written by the GOP oh, it take 60 votes for reform but only 51 to cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else. Great job.

Higher.

got a link showing it higher than previous presidents?

Since 1982 inequality and upward Mobility just keep getting worse. End of story. Thanks GOP and silly dupes. that's what happens when you don't tax the rich and giant corporations enough. Google fact left the demise of the middle class. My phone doesn't do links anymore....

Since 1982 there has been two Democratic Presidents and the House has been held by the Democrats a few times, so why are the GOP the only ones to blame?

because they are the ones who passed our ridiculous reconciliation and filibuster rules that mean that it takes 60 votes for reform but only 51 votes for cutting taxes on the rich and cutting services for everyone else. Period. So the Republicans cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else with 51 votes, and that's all they care about by the way, Dupe. And the Democrats have had 60 votes in the Senate and unity 4 35 days under Obama in the middle of a GOP World depression meltdown in the last 50 years.

 

[The Original Tree]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Interesting.

One question.

Is that higher, lower, or about the same as previous presidents?

According to the US dept. of Labor, the wage level has increased, not decreased under Trump.

Workers at the lower end of the pay scale finally are getting the most benefit from rising wages

Big whoop. If you make $10.00 per hour, and you get a 4% raise, that's $16.00 per week. That's your ":big raises" for the working class. That\s not going to get me off food stamps.

When did you first aspire to be a custodial engineer?

 

[Seawytch]

And the lowest paid workers are getting the highest wage increases in the Trump economy.

Seems to contradict the leftist fairy tale that only the rich benefited from Trump's tax cuts.

Trump lies. Do not believe him.

It is true that inflation-adjusted wages (average weekly for production and nonsupervisory workers) peaked in February 1973 at $345.95, and then fluctuated but generally declined, hitting a low point of $263.73 in January 1996. They have again fluctuated since, but they’ve been on a general upward trend. They have increased 2.4% since Trump took office, from an average $308.21 per week to $315.74 per week in May, the most recent figures available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Technical note: All wage figures cited in this story from BLS are calculated in 1982-84 dollars – not current 2019 dollars.

During Obama’s last four years in office the average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers went up 4.9%. Over Obama’s entire two-term tenure, wages were up 4.2%.

Over President George W. Bush’s eight years in office, wages also increased by 4.2%, and under President Bill Clinton, they went up by 6.4%. (Real average weekly earnings for all private sector employees, including supervisors, shows a similar trend, though BLS only has published statistics going back to 2006. Those figures are up 2.3% under Trump, 3.9% under Obama’s second term and 4% over his eight years in office.)
​

Are Wages Rising or Flat?

It is cool the way you cite an average wage number, to counter Diva's point about low end wages.

For a liberal, that was a pretty good argument. YOu actually were on a related issue. You managed to refrain from calling some one a racist, for one post in a row.

And that is all we can expect from you. You should knock off for the day. You don't want to over do it.

What's cool is that I have facts and links while Diva just spouts what Fox told her to say. Here's more...

The faster growth at the bottom is probably being fueled in part by recent minimum-wage increases in cities and states across the country. Research from the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal-leaning think tank, found that over the past five years, wages for low-wage workers rose 13 percent in states that raised their minimum wages, compared with 8.4 percent in states that did not.

But minimum wages are only part of the story. Ernie Tedeschi, an economist at Evercore ISI, estimates that the minimum-wage increases account for a quarter to a third of low-wage workers’ gains over the past three years. The rest is most likely a result of a tightening labor market that is forcing employers to raise pay even for workers at the bottom of the earnings ladder.

Ms. Gimbel noted that better-paying industries had experienced faster job growth in recent months, while the fastest wage growth had been in lower-paying industries. That could indicate that sectors like health care and manufacturing are snapping up workers, forcing retailers and restaurants to raise pay to compete.

Still, not everyone is benefiting equally. African-American workers have seen smaller gains over the course of the recovery, for example. And wage growth remains slow in some parts of the country that were hit especially hard by the recession.​

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Your desperation is duly noted!

Which means, MORE THAN HALF of Americans are in HIGH PAYING JOBS!

No, that's not what it means. One step up from a low paying $10.00/hr job is not a "high paying" job unless you consider $20 - $25.00/hr "high" paying. I don't think most people do.

$20-$25/hour is high paying depending on where you live.

In NY City, you would starve to death.

In my neck of the woods, you'd be upper middle class.

 

[okfine]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Yeah, the obummer economy caused millions to lose their full time jobs, and now, thanks to Trump, that terrible situation is being reversed.

Of course obummer, your hero, had 8 years to **** this country up. Trump has only had three years to correct that mess.

Who fucked things up in 2008? There is a bunch of them in the WH right now.

I could have sworn the Democrats taking control of the House in 2006 was the major cause of all of the hate and discontent. You can plot practically down to the minute they took over.

Hate and discontent? I guess you are on a different subject. Pay attention.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

WOW at least they have a job
We've Crossed The Tipping Point; Most Americans Now Receive Government Benefits

ROFLMFAO

That article is from 2014

which may mean it's worse now......~S~

Except that would be a lie!

 

[francoHFW]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Yeah, the obummer economy caused millions to lose their full time jobs, and now, thanks to Trump, that terrible situation is being reversed.

Of course obummer, your hero, had 8 years to **** this country up. Trump has only had three years to correct that mess.

Who fucked things up in 2008? There is a bunch of them in the WH right now.

I could have sworn the Democrats taking control of the House in 2006 was the major cause of all of the hate and discontent. You can plot practically down to the minute they took over.

Yes for two years before every election, the GOP propaganda machine ratchets up the hate and misinformation. The Democrats in that session did nothing but wait for 2008. There was nothing else they could do.

Now Trump and the dupes say Democrats are blocking all kinds of reform LOL. Republicans are totally full of s*** as always.


all the GOP cares about is cutting taxes on the rich and giant corporations and screwing everyone else...duh....

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Interesting.

One question.

Is that higher, lower, or about the same as previous presidents?

Higher. inequality and upward Mobility just keeps getting worse and worse because of GOP tax rates, a giveaway to the rich and a screw job for everyone else. only brainwashed ignoramuses make this possible. 4 30 years now. Because of reconciliation and filibuster rules written by the GOP oh, it take 60 votes for reform but only 51 to cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else. Great job.

Higher.

got a link showing it higher than previous presidents?

Since 1982 inequality and upward Mobility just keep getting worse. End of story. Thanks GOP and silly dupes. that's what happens when you don't tax the rich and giant corporations enough. Google fact left the demise of the middle class. My phone doesn't do links anymore....

Since 1982 there has been two Democratic Presidents and the House has been held by the Democrats a few times, so why are the GOP the only ones to blame?

because they are the ones who passed our ridiculous reconciliation and filibuster rules that mean that it takes 60 votes for reform but only 51 votes for cutting taxes on the rich and cutting services for everyone else. Period. So the Republicans cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else with 51 votes, and that's all they care about by the way, Dupe. And the Democrats have had 60 votes in the Senate and unity 4 35 days under Obama in the middle of a GOP World depression meltdown in the last 50 years.

Awww, it is always the other side fault and compromise is never allow with radicals.

Fact is Clinton and Obama did nothing to forward your agenda to make Politicians the only ones with any form of riches while the rest suffer.

Fact is you have to give and take and States can raise taxes on corporations and tax to help fund programs within their states, so why are so many States failing their people?

Why hasn't California taken all the money from those rich people in their state and redistributed to the poor?

Simple, Democrats are also owned by the rich and their promises are empty like their voter base heads!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Can you believe it? During the eight long, long Obama years Americans couldn't even get low paying jobs.

This is why I like the idea of a Universal Basic Income proposed by Democrat candidate Andrew Yang. Every American regardless of income level, both the employed and unemployed get $1000 month from the government. I think its one of the most brillant ideas heard in long time.

Where does that $1000 a month come from? Oh, we will raise everyone's taxes by $1000 a month so you can get a check for $1000! Brilliance! Absolute brilliance! Its called socialism, dumbass!

 

[francoHFW]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

WOW at least they have a job
We've Crossed The Tipping Point; Most Americans Now Receive Government Benefits

ROFLMFAO

That article is from 2014

which may mean it's worse now......~S~

Except that would be a lie!

Things will just get worse under these ridiculous tax rates and policy until a Democrat gets in with control. And not in the middle of a GOP corrupt economic meltdown.... If that is possible LOL

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Interesting.

One question.

Is that higher, lower, or about the same as previous presidents?

According to the US dept. of Labor, the wage level has increased, not decreased under Trump.

Workers at the lower end of the pay scale finally are getting the most benefit from rising wages

Big whoop. If you make $10.00 per hour, and you get a 4% raise, that's $16.00 per week. That's your ":big raises" for the working class. That\s not going to get me off food stamps.

Why are you on Food Stamps, since there is no such thing?

 

[Diver Diva]

What's cool is that I have facts and links while Diva just spouts what Fox told her to say.

Blue-Collar U.S. Workers Enjoy Highest Wage Growth in Trump Economy

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

WOW at least they have a job
We've Crossed The Tipping Point; Most Americans Now Receive Government Benefits

ROFLMFAO

That article is from 2014

which may mean it's worse now......~S~

Except that would be a lie!

Things will just get worse under these ridiculous tax rates and policy until a Democrat gets in with control. And not in the middle of a GOP corrupt economic meltdown.... If that is possible LOL

Dream on...

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Shows how hollow the Trump economy is

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000.

Contrary to popular opinion, these workers aren't teenagers or young adults just starting their careers,

Yeah, the obummer economy caused millions to lose their full time jobs, and now, thanks to Trump, that terrible situation is being reversed.

Of course obummer, your hero, had 8 years to **** this country up. Trump has only had three years to correct that mess.

Who fucked things up in 2008? There is a bunch of them in the WH right now.

I could have sworn the Democrats taking control of the House in 2006 was the major cause of all of the hate and discontent. You can plot practically down to the minute they took over.

Hate and discontent? I guess you are on a different subject. Pay attention.

Nope. That's all socialist have is an overabundance of hate and discontent. They hate they cannot get a job because they are a criminal, drug addict, dumb as sack of hammers, and lazy.

 

[francoHFW]

Higher. inequality and upward Mobility just keeps getting worse and worse because of GOP tax rates, a giveaway to the rich and a screw job for everyone else. only brainwashed ignoramuses make this possible. 4 30 years now. Because of reconciliation and filibuster rules written by the GOP oh, it take 60 votes for reform but only 51 to cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else. Great job.

Higher.

got a link showing it higher than previous presidents?

Since 1982 inequality and upward Mobility just keep getting worse. End of story. Thanks GOP and silly dupes. that's what happens when you don't tax the rich and giant corporations enough. Google fact left the demise of the middle class. My phone doesn't do links anymore....

Since 1982 there has been two Democratic Presidents and the House has been held by the Democrats a few times, so why are the GOP the only ones to blame?

because they are the ones who passed our ridiculous reconciliation and filibuster rules that mean that it takes 60 votes for reform but only 51 votes for cutting taxes on the rich and cutting services for everyone else. Period. So the Republicans cut taxes on the rich and services for everyone else with 51 votes, and that's all they care about by the way, Dupe. And the Democrats have had 60 votes in the Senate and unity 4 35 days under Obama in the middle of a GOP World depression meltdown in the last 50 years.

Awww, it is always the other side fault and compromise is never allow with radicals.

Fact is Clinton and Obama did nothing to forward your agenda to make Politicians the only ones with any form of riches while the rest suffer.

Fact is you have to give and take and States can raise taxes on corporations and tax to help fund programs within their states, so why are so many States failing their people?

Why hasn't California taken all the money from those rich people in their state and redistributed to the poor?

Simple, Democrats are also owned by the rich and their promises are empty like their voter base heads!

With your ridiculous reconciliation and filibuster rules, obstruction is easy. Change the channel and get some reality dumbass dupe, oops brainwashed functional dumbass dupe.

California has already done that but state and local taxes are nothing in comparison with federal taxes and policy. like low income housing that the federal government is not interested in under Republicans. And which they can block when the Democrats are in. too bad you missed all the real news last 30 years....

 

[my2¢]

Is it proper to look at this wage situation on a national level when over the past 40 years these trade deals has provided the economy with an international scope? Back then our politicians promoted going from an industrial economy to a service economy just before the dawn of the personal computer age that propagates self serve form of doing business.