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Middle-Wage Jobs in Metropolitan America

Cities, Labor Markets, U.S. Economy, Regions and States

Paul Sommers, Economic and Public Policy Professor, Seattle University
Drew Osborne, Graduate Student, University of British Columbia

The Brookings Institution

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