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Brad Lander: “Job quality was getting better. It had risen from 30% in…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Announcement of Good Jobs Plan and Fundraising Milestone in NYC Mayoral Race

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Of course, it's disproportionate by borough, it's disproportionate by race. That is a crisis of quality jobs in New York. And it's actually gotten worse. Job quality was getting better. It had risen from 30% in 2017 up to 35%. But unfortunately, the pandemic set us back and we've really plateaued at only about 33%. New Yorkers deserve an economy where everybody who goes to work every day knows their family will be able to thrive, to earn a living wage, to have health insurance, … (05:12–05:27)

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Asserts that job quality improved from 30% in 2017 to 35% but has plateaued at 33% due to the pandemic.

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