(photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayor's Office)
New York City has seen a lot of growth and some large shifts in its economy and workforce over the last decade. Unemployment is near record lows, but much of the growth has been in low-wage industries and many New Yorkers are underemployed or working full-time but still struggling to make ends meet. Automation is increasing, and technology has become both its own industry and part of every other sector of the economy.
Between 2010 and 2016, the tech sector in New York City grew 57%, and tech jobs in non-tech
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