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Jack Reed: “It does look like we are recovering jobs, but those jobs seem to not have the same wages and earnings of previous jobs…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2004
It does look like we are recovering jobs, but those jobs seem to not have the same wages and earnings of previous jobs that were lost, and that is a significant issue.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
congress.gov
Jul 20, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Discussing job recovery and wage issues affecting economic growth.

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