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They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve Fallen Behind. - The New York Times

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To many Americans, whether you are prospering or not is often measured by whether you have a job and how much it pays. But there’s something harder to quantify that’s missing from that picture. Take white men working without a college degree. In 1980, they made more than the average American worker. Take white men working without a college degree. In 1980, they made more than the average American worker. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. Source: Upshot analysis of census data What this captu

To many Americans, whether you are prospering or not is often measured by whether you have a job and how much it pays. But there’s something harder to quantify that’s missing from that picture. Relative income of full-time U.S. workers in 1980 Take white men working without a college degree . In 1980, they made more than the average American worker. Take white men working without a college degree . In 1980, they made more than the average American worker. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. But o

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