It's Not Just the Jobs Lost, but the Pay in the New Ones
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