article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Last month's so-so jobs numbers confirm the challenges our economy still faces.
article_snippet.sent: Despite recent gains, only 126,000 jobs were added, the lowest since December 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Wages remain sluggish.
article_snippet.sent: And unemployment may still be at 5.5%, but there is wide concern among labor experts and economists that too much job growth is in part-time low-income work.
article_snippet.sent: Low-wage workers have been the hardest hit since the onset of the financial crisis, and low-wage jobs remain a fixture of the new economy.
article_snippet.sent: Nearly 60% of the people in America's workforce are paid hourly and work part-time.
article_snippet.sent: Most part-time employees are doing low-wage work.
article_snippet.sent: But there is a simple step we can take to improve the conditions of low-wage workers today.
article_snippet.sent: Women comprise over two-thirds of the nearly 20 million workers in low-wage jobs like home health care, fast food work, and cash services.
article_snippet.sent: Similarly, a large proportion of minorities work low-wage jobs.
article_snippet.sent: Washington ignores the problem because congressional Republicans have shown little interest in the plight of low-wage workers.
article_snippet.sent: congressional Republicans have demonstrated congressional Republicans are more interested in unraveling worker protections under the guise of supporting economic growth.
article_snippet.sent: Even with the weaker-than-expected jobs report we know our overall economy is improving, yet income-inequality is deepening.
highlights_snippet.sent: So-so jobs numbers contain truth that worries labor experts: Too much American job growth is in part-time low-income work.
  