Low Wage Pay Gains

[Rkmickey at aol.com]

Paula writes:

<How much of this eruption is scene-setting, prepareing for the rise in
crime that will follow the end of the boom. >

I finally realized that the WSJ article was based on  chapter 3 ("Benefits of
a Strong Labor Market) of the 1999 edition of the "Economic Report of the
President" and  the accompanying "Annual Report of the Council of Economic
Advisers."  Actually, the report brags about how the employment and wage gains
have helped reduce crime.

And Paula also writes:

Unlike the article, the Report  does the comparason,  e.g., Chart 3-5 on p.
108 shows the figures for men of various racial and ethnic categorizations and
the following chart shows the numbers for women.

The report can be downloaded as a PDF file at URL:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/eop/

K.Mickey