While our economy is thriving on paper, most of us know that isn\u2019t the whole story. Since the end of the Great Recession, almost 12 million jobs have been created. But, average wages working Americans have dropped 23 percent. The strongest job growth these past few years has all been in low-wage work, at places like strip malls and fast-food restaurants. We hit a tipping point as 2016 began: middle-income households have become the minority in America for the first time since World War II. And communities of color fare even worse.<\/p>\n
Frankly, as a nation, we\u2019re better than this. It\u2019s frustrating \u2013 but we\u2019re not powerless here. We can do something about it.<\/p>\n
Since the end of the recession, PCV has helped almost 1,500 small businesses across 45 states to create and sustain tens of thousands of jobs. Check out our full 2015 social impact report:<\/p>\n