Low- and high-wage occupations have grown, but middle-wage employment has stagnated

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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for California, 2000–2024.

NOTES: Middle-wage occupations for 2005 are excluded due to missing data. Occupations are based on BLS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System. “Low,” “middle,” and “high” groupings are based on median annual earnings for occupations. Earnings for some occupations changed over this period, but all occupations remained in the same wage groups. See full report for more detail.