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Henican: Jobs are coming back but not the paychecks

August 20, 2010 10:32 PM By ELLIS HENICAN ellis@henican.com

Quick ReadIt's the perfect good-news/bad-news story for today's recessionary times.

The jobs are coming back to Long Island

Photo credit: Getty Images | The jobs are coming back to Long Island but in in low-paying sectors such as retail.

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It's the perfect good-news/bad-news story for today's recessionary times.

The jobs are coming back to Long Island - just not the paychecks.

For the fourth straight month, private-sector employment is up on Long Island from 12 months earlier - 8,600 new jobs this time. But nice as that is, it would be a whole lot nicer if people could actually live off the wages. Many of these fresh positions...

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