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Manufacturing Wage Premiums Have Diverged between Production and Nonproduction Workers
Elvery, Joel; Dunn, Julianne (2021-11-09)
A manufacturing wage premium is the average percentage difference between the wage a worker earns in manufacturing and the wage similar workers earn in industries other than manufacturing. Using standard wage regressions, we find that, between 1979 and 2018, the manufacturing wage premium declined much more for production workers (such as machine operators) than for nonproduction workers (such as managers or administrative assistants). As a result, the production-workers’ wage premium was 4 percent during 2015 to 2018, while the nonproduction-workers’ wage premium was 14 percent. The ...
Cleveland Fed Regional Policy Report , Issue 20211109 , Pages 26

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Understanding Migration Trends to Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Future
Whitaker, Stephan D. (2023-08-01)
As the country has emerged from the pandemic, the places where people have traditionally lived and spent their money have shifted. Considering how our region has fared relative to the rest of the nation, this analysis reveals the region’s strengths and weaknesses and points to seven key insights that should guide policy decisions as we prepare for the post-pandemic years.
Cleveland Fed Regional Policy Report , Issue 20230801 , Pages 32