Low-Wage Workers See Biggest Drop in Real Wages

低賃金労働者は実質賃金の大きな減少を経験
July 11, 2013, AFL-CIO blog

National Employment Law Project (NELP) による研究によると、2009年から2012年の間に、実質賃金は2.8％減少し、中位〜低位の賃金レベルの労働者が主にその影響を受けていた。

最低の賃金レベルにある5つの仕事は、5％以上もの実質賃金の減少を経験。
最低賃金レベルにある労働者の3分の2近くを、女性が占めている。
一方、実質賃金が低下した同じ時期に、生産性は4.5％も増加している。

Many of us and our families have felt the pinch of stagnant wages during
the past several years, and a new study shows that while real wages
(adjusted for inflation) fell by 2.8% across the board between 2009 and
2012, low- and middle-wage workers -especially women- took the brunt of
the hit.

The study by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) finds that real
wages (according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for five
of the 10 largest low-wage job categories -restaurant cooks, food
preparation workers, home health aides, personal care aides and
housekeepers- experienced a drop of 5% or more.

Women make up nearly two-thirds of all minimum wage workers and
dominate the categories hit the hardest. They make up between 83% and
87% of home health and personal care workers, 85% of maids and
housekeepers, and 70% of food service workers.