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To be precise, for "production" and "nonsupervisory" workers. Doesn't say anything about the size of this population, and how representative it is of the genera
by s3r3nity 8y ago
To be precise, for "production" and "nonsupervisory" workers. Doesn't say anything about the size of this population, and how representative it is of the general earnings potential of the US as a whole.
- Fifth_Star 8y agoProduction and non-supervisory is most people
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoIt's probably less "most people" than it was in 1973, though.
- conception 8y agoWhy would that be the case? Has there been a significant spike in farm workers or managers per capita?
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoWell, I was assuming that people like engineers and programmers weren't "production". There are more of them now than there were in 1973, and fewer factory workers.
- conception 8y agoYeah, for service industries, it counts anyone not in a supervisory role, so it'd include them as well. :)
- JohnFen 8y agoMaybe, but I can't tell by looking. It appears to be roughly the same to me. But my subjective assessment is meaningless. We'd need data.
- conception 8y agoThis pool of workers includes those in manufacturing and construction jobs, as well as all “nonsupervisory” workers in service industries such health care or fast food. The group accounts for about four-fifths of the privately employed workers in America, according to BLS.