I wonder why the author thinks there should be such a thing. Low-skill jobs - unless they have very demanding physical requirements, such as great strength - will naturally tend to offer low pay as well. High-paying manufacturing jobs were the result of a union-government cabal's favoring some low-skilled workers at the expense of the larger economy, both consumers and excluded workers.
Now that system has fallen, as it was always destined to. Most low-skill/low-pay jobs have been eliminated by regulation. The drive to earn a living has been crushed by handouts.
“The drive to earn a living has been crushed by handouts.”
Wrong. I work with this population and the ones with jobs are hateful about those without. Those without are hampered by addictions and the sickness around them.
The thing that really sucks for black Americans without skills is that those low skill jobs are being done by hispanics who show up on time, and work very hard.
A business I am very familiar with that employs 100+ low skilled workers ($8 hour manual labor) is nearly 80% hispanic workers even though it is located near one of the largest black cities in America.
Not a fan of illegals or guest workers...but I am a fan of their work ethic.
Low-skill manufacturing jobs can lead to the acquisition of more skills and better paying jobs.
When you don't have the entry-level jobs because you have no manufacturing, then you have no chance for advancement either.
I agree we should not expect "high paying, low skilled" jobs, but entry-level manufacturing jobs should pay better than not working.