| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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Jumping the Gap Here's how the rise of the New Economy is increasing mobility and boosting incomes: -- New college grads are flocking to New Economy companies for higher pay and more interesting work -- Workers without a college degree are moving up by getting retrained for computer-related jobs -- Managers and professionals are building on transferable skills such as marketing to make the shift to potentially lucrative New Economy positions DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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RELATED ITEMS The Prosperity Gap CHART: Index of Average Weekly Wages CHART: More Jobs...Faster Productivity Growth...And More Profitable Employers Help Wanted: Mobileworker.com TABLE: Jumping the Gap INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
