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What's helping drive wage increases for low-wage workers?

by Lily Jamali

May 3, 2022

In some sectors, like leisure and hospitality, workers have been quitting and changing jobs, allowing them move into higher-paid positions.

Wages for jobs like cooks, waiters and hotel clerks rose more than 8% in the first quarter of 2022 from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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