A bifurcated labor market comprised of two layers - a core of nodal services forming the focus of internationally important economic growth that employs highly trained professionals, and a second segment of relatively low-paid service workers who clean the buildings and maintain the landscaped areas and provide other low-skilled services, describes what kind of city?

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The description of a bifurcated labor market with highly trained professionals in nodal services and low-paid service workers suggests a city that is part of the globalized economy, where high-skilled jobs are in demand and lower-skilled service jobs are outsourced or automated. This is not necessarily specific to a particular type of city or region, but rather a trend seen in many urban areas around the world.

A Bifurcated Labor Market Comprised of Two Layers - a Core