Middle-Wage Jobs Report

Mass Economics led all data creation and analytics for and co-authored Detroit Future City’s report “Middle-Wage Jobs.” The report defines middle-wage jobs; assesses local (Detroit), regional (Detroit MSA), and national trends in middle-wage jobs; identifies industries and occupations offering middle-wage jobs; and profiles the demographics of middle-wage job holders by gender, race, and educational attainment. The report also assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on middle-wage jobs over space and time and provides case studies on how cities are employing different strategies to support middle-wage jobs and more equitable economies, broadly. The report is available for download at: https://detroitfuturecity.com/data_reports/middle-wage-jobs/.