May 23, 2022
Detroit Future City’s (DFC) report, “Middle Wage Jobs,” from Detroit Future City’s Center for Equity, Engagement, and Research, in partnership with Mass Economics, presents key findings from an analysis on the strength of middle-wage jobs within the local economy.
Detroit Future City defines middle-wage jobs as those that are accessible to workers without a bachelor’s degree, that also pay workers more than the local labor market’s median wage.
Our goal is to inform readers about the strength of middle wage jobs in the local economy, the demographics for these jobholders, impacts of COVID-19 in these middle wage jobs, as well as the challenges facing Detroit in retaining and attracting middle wage jobs, and the best practices for how to attract employers who create these jobs.
Read the report