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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLower-Income Americans Increasingly Job Hopping
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lower-income-americans-are-increasingly-job-hopping-11569277210The share of lower-income Americans leaving their jobs for new ones leapt earlier this year, pointing to rising confidence in the U.S. labor market among workers who were left behind earlier in the expansion
A New York Fed survey released Monday showed the share of lower-income heads of household, defined as earning a household income of $60,000 a year or less, who moved to new jobs in April, May, June or July was 12%, up from 8% in the same period a year earlier and the highest rate for records dating back to 2014.
Meanwhile, job changes among higher-income workers have been declining since early 2018.
The lower-income workers had more opportunities: About 4% of lower-income Americans received three job offers in the four months ended in July, up from 1.4% over the same period in 2018, according to the data in the New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations.
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Lower-Income Americans Increasingly Job Hopping (Original Post)
Kilgore
Sep 2019
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is low income? poppycock.
Kilgore
(1,733 posts)2. In the spirit of accuracy
To quote from the article,
"$60,000 a year or less,"
The article points out a trend we must be aware of as we proceed into the general elections.
Amishman
(5,555 posts)5. Household income, not individual
Two people working full-time at $15 an hour is over 60k.
Back to the main point, good! Changing jobs and making employers compete for labor is the best way to improve wages
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. ANOTHER story about record turnover at the White House?
Boring!
Kilgore
(1,733 posts)4. Well played!!