New England in brief
Wages dropped almost 5 percent in Massachusetts from 2003 to 2005, the largest decline of any state, according to a report by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. Over the two-year period, the average wage declined from $17.19 to $16.35. ``We must figure out why this has happened and what to do to reverse this troubling trend," said Noah Berger, ... (Full article: 731 words)
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