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Household income stayed flat in 2021, census data shows

by Samantha Fields

Sep 14, 2022

Wage increases have been eaten by high inflation.

Despite talk about pay increases and a hot labor market, wages have remained stagnant for years when you account for inflation.

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The amount of money people took home last year was the same as the year before

by Andy Uhler

Sep 10, 2019

The median U.S. household income was $533 higher last year than in 2017, which economists say is statistically insignificant.

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