There has been much debate over the quality of jobs being created in the recent economic recovery. Democrats contend that the job recovery had been concentrated in low-wage jobs, but the White House says that the data is inconclusive. However, a growing number of analysts say the evidence suggests that more lower-paying jobs than higher-paying jobs are being created.
See "It's Not Just the Jobs Lost, but the Pay in the New Ones", Edmund L. Andrews, The New York Times, August 8, 2004