Specifically. the report states: The wage distribution has become considerably more unequal with more highly skilled. trained. and educated workers at the top experiencing real wage gains and those at the bottom real wage losses. One factor is the shift in employment from those goodsproducing industries that have disproportionately provided highwage opportunities for lowskilled workers. towards services that disproportionately employ college graduates. and towards lowwage sectors such as retail trade .... Also cited as factors putting downward pressure on the wages of lesseducated workers are intensifying global competition and immigration. the decline of the proportion of workers belonging to unions. the decline in the real value of the minimum wage. the increasing need for computer skills. and the increasing use of temporary workers. While. as the report states. there are numerous contributors to rising economic inequality. the declining value of the minimum wage must be addressed if we are to seriously combat this Insidious trend. Mr.
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