MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — The pandemic hit low wage workers in Wisconsin hardest.
Thousands of lower-paying jobs were lost during the height of COVID-19 and its aftermath; according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
Food services, office and administrative support, and production were most heavily represented in the combined loss of 55,700 jobs paying less than $45,000 a year.
But low paying jobs in transportation and material moving saw greater increases than any other category, and wages for lower-paying jobs grew an average of 16.8%, outpacing the 14.1% inflation rate during the period.
Jobs paying more than $45,000 stayed stable, not losing or gaining during that period.
