NEW: Administrative assistant jobs helped propel many women into the middle class. Now they are disappearing.
The US has lost 2.1 million “administrative support jobs” since 2000. /1
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The US has lost 2.1 million “administrative support jobs” since 2000. /1
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The US has lost millions of jobs in 2 areas since 2000: “production” (aka factories) and “office support” (aka admin assistants, clerks, bookkeepers).
Male-dominated factory job losses have received a huge amount of attention.
Female-dominated admin jobs losses have not / 2
Male-dominated factory job losses have received a huge amount of attention.
Female-dominated admin jobs losses have not / 2
.@AndrewYang did highlight job losses among office clerks and bookkeepers in his recent NYT op-ed titled "Yes, Robots are stealing your job"
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@AndrewYang One of the biggest problems in the US economy today is that the jobs being eliminated are mostly middle-class jobs (~$50k).
The jobs being created are high-end ($100k+) and low-end ($27k and below) / 4
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The jobs being created are high-end ($100k+) and low-end ($27k and below) / 4
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@AndrewYang Take a look at the 10 occupations predicted to have the largest jobs declines in the US in the coming decade.
Number 1 = Administrative assistant
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Number 1 = Administrative assistant
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@AndrewYang Take a look at the 10 occupations predicted to have the most job gains in the US in the coming decade.
Note that 6 of those 10 jobs pay less than $27,000 a year
Note that 6 of those 10 jobs pay less than $27,000 a year
