(Crain’s) — Four out of five New Yorkers worked in private sector industries that suffered wage cuts last year, according to data released Friday by the city’s Independent Budget Office. The sheer number of employees impacted by the Great Recession helps explain why the city’s economic fortunes appeared so much gloomier than the relatively low job loss data suggested.
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