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How inflation is impacting salary negotiations

by Matt Levin
Jul 29, 2022
Employees have leverage, for now, and rising prices provide a rational justification for requesting a raise.
Inflation can be an objective metric to use when asking for a raise.
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7 in 10 big firms report wage hikes, survey says. Is it enough to keep up with inflation?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 25, 2022
Some economists in the survey don’t expect their firms to pay workers more in the future.
Consumer sentiment registered an uptick in the University of Michigan's latest survey, but buyers remain wary about the economy as a whole.
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Half of Americans got no pay raise this year

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 20, 2019
A Bankrate.com survey of 1,000 people across the country found only 49% of respondents got a raise in 2019.
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Raising the federal minimum wage would ease poverty for some workers, but cost others their job

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 9, 2019
Do possible wage gains matter more than potential job losses?
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduces the Raise the Wage Act at an event in January.
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How did you ask for a raise?

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 3, 2019
Compared to women, more men end up receiving the raise they asked for.
A man makes his next move.
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Asking for a raise is like pulling teeth

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 16, 2017
Some Americans actually prefer the latter.
Some American's would rather have a root canal than ask for a raise
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With more jobs, workers are finally getting a raise

by Scott Tong
Aug 5, 2016
Employers are having to pay more to attract and keep the workers they need.
The factory floor at Quadrant, a high end plastic processor in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Medium-sized raises at a big bank

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 12, 2016
JPMorgan Chase announces pay raises for entry-level workers.
JPMorgan Chase is giving 18,000 employees a bump in pay.
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Do you get paid enough for what you do?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Nov 20, 2015
If not, why not?
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Stuck in place: the American economy

by Noel King
Oct 27, 2015
The Marketplace-Edison Research Poll shows many Americans feel economically stuck.
Pay raises aren't what they used to be.
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