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How Good is the Economy at Creating Good Jobs?
Publication Date:
Publisher(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): John Schmitt
Topic: Labor (Workplaces)
Keywords: Health insurance; Pension; Hourly earnings
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Between 1979 and 2004, real gross domestic product (GDP) per person in the United States increased about 60 percent. This report asks how well the U.S. economy has done translating this economic growth into good jobs.