EMSI Complete Employment, 1st Quarter 2010. Middle class defined by education level required. Includes: all jobs requiring long
term on the job training, related work experience, post secondary certificate, or associate’s degree. Excludes real estate sales agents and brokers.
Originally appeared in U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Chamber Foundation report: Enterprising States
Source:
USDA Economic Research Service. World Bank World
Development Indicators, International Financial Statistics of the IMF,
Global Insight, and Oxford Economic Forecasting, as well as estimated
and projected values developed by the Economic Research Service all
converted to a 2005 base year.
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