Report Details Low Wage Job Losses in Wisconsin During Pandemic

Friday, August 11th, 2023 -- 1:01 PM

(Bob Hague, 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.

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