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February 1998

The services industry in the ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ jobs debate

Joseph R. Meisenheimer, II

Because average wages are higher in manufacturing than in services, some observers view employment shifts to services as shifts from ‘good’ to ‘bad’ jobs; however, a deeper assessment reveals that within each industry, especially in services, there is a range of job quality

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