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Wage stagnation
Lowest-paid workers will likely feel the pinch of cooling economy first
Jun 23, 2022
Those same workers have seen their wages grow faster than the overall average in the last year thanks to the labor shortage.
For some workers, big pay raises. Others, not so much.
Aug 3, 2018
Bank tellers, truck drivers and bartenders are among those in high demand.
Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2018
In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.
Millions of the nation’s lowest paid workers will get a new year boost
by
Jed Kim
Dec 26, 2017
Analysts say local economies could also benefit from the wage hikes.
What Homer Simpson can tell us about the economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Cerise Castle
Dec 14, 2016
He's had more than 100 jobs, but hasn't progressed economically.
What it feels like to be a middle class family today
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Jun 9, 2016
Maybe it's time to redefine what it means to be middle class in America
The leap not taken: Wage growth
by
Eliza Mills
Jan 23, 2015
Why haven't wage growth caught up to job growth?