Pew study sees a shrinking middle class in major US cities

WASHINGTON (AP) — In cities across America, the middle class is hollowing out.
According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, A widening wealth gap is moving more households into either higher- or lower-income groups in major metro areas, with fewer remaining in the middle.
The Pew analysis has found that in nearly one-quarter of metro areas, middle-class adults no longer make up a majority. That’s up from fewer than 10 percent of metro areas in 2000.
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