US Economy Adding Jobs Mostly in Higher-Paying Industries, Data Analysis Shows

US Economy Adding Jobs Mostly in Higher-Paying Industries, Data Analysis Shows
People attend a job fair in Miami, Fla., on April 5, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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U.S. job growth has been the strongest in middle- and high-paying industries in the past nearly two years, reversing the previous trend of an economy that grew the most in its lower-paying tier.

While job growth has slowed in recent months, it’s still strong enough to push unemployment lower while the new trend of growth in mainly middle- and high-paying industries continues, based on Aug. 2 data analysis by Martha Gimbel, research director at Indeed, the world’s leading job-seeking site.
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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