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<P align=justify><SPAN class=abody><B><BR><BR>Income gap grows among U.S.
workers</B></SPAN><SPAN class=abody><B> <BR><BR>WASHINGTON</B></SPAN><SPAN
class=abody> – Fifty percent of U.S. workers earned less than $26,364 last year,
reflecting a growing income gap between the nation’s rich and poor, the
government reported Thursday.<BR><BR>There were fewer jobs, and overall pay was
trending down – except for the nation’s wealthiest. The number of people making
$1 million or more soared by more than 18 percent from 2009, the Social Security
Administration said, citing payroll data based on W-2 forms submitted by
employers to the Internal Revenue Service.<BR><BR>Despite population growth, the
number of Americans with jobs fell again last year, with total employment of
just under 150.4 million – down from 150.9 million in 2009.<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
class=abody><I>Associated Press</I></SPAN><SPAN
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