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Brad Lander: “Only 12% of working high school grads who don't have a…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 04:53

You're much more likely, if you have a college degree, to have a job that meets all those criteria if you have just a high school degree. Only 12% of working high school grads who don't have a degree higher than high school have a job that meets all those criteria. 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. (04:53–05:03)

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