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Although job growth remains strong and unemployment low, persistent inflation and the prospect of an economic downturn risk undermining low-wage workers' economic mobility. Mixed signals for the economy and low-wage workers in particular pose thorny trade-offs for policymakers. This article discusses important questions to be prioritized in future research.

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