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I suspect this is the largest factor. Productivity has gone up. The recession probably accelerated a process that was already underway; it's cheaper to do more with less, and these workers are just not needed as much. It'll take years before an erosion of buying power starts to swing the pendulum back the other way.But it also likely reflects longer-run shifts in the economy that have eroded workers’ bargaining power, particularly for the less-educated.