70% Of Jobs Added In January Were Minimum Wage Waiters And Retail Workers

70% Of Jobs Added In January Were Minimum Wage Waiters And Retail Workers:

According to the BLS’ breakdown of jobs added in January of the 151,000 jobs added in the past month, retail trade added 58,000 jobs in January, while employment in food services and drinking places, aka waiters and bartenders, rose by 47,000 in January.  In other words, 70% of the job gains in January went to minimum wage workers.

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