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How can workers fight wage stagnation? Be willing to switch jobs

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 25, 2018
One economist shares his theory about why wages might not be growing: companies are just too powerful right now.
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What U.S. immigration policy has to do with wages and labor shortages

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 20, 2018
The country needs a legal way to allow more high- and low-skilled workers in to fill jobs, one expert says.
Immigrants from Mexico work on a housing construction site in Denver, Colorado.
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Older siblings tend to be more successful in life, research says. Does that hold true for your family?

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 18, 2018
Here are some of your responses.
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Your birth order could have an effect on your future earnings

by Tracey Samuelson and Janet Nguyen
Jul 18, 2018
Older siblings tend to make more.
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U.S. added 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment rose to 4 percent

by Associated Press
Jul 6, 2018
The low jobless rate has yet to force employers to offer higher wages in order to fill job openings.
Job seekers meet with a recruiter during a job and career fair at City College of San Francisco. 
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U.S. gains 223,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate falls to 3.8 percent

by Associated Press
Jun 1, 2018
But wage gains are still below the levels that are typical when the unemployment rate is this low.
Job seekers wait to speak with recruiters at a Job Fair hosted by Miami-Dade County.
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A pay increase for entry-level jobs

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 1, 2018
ADP reports entry-level wages for 16- to 24-year-olds rose 5.2 percent in the past year, about double the increase for workers' wages overall.
A job applicant speaks with a recruiter during an interview in New York City.
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Divided Decade

How much are we earning almost a decade after the Great Recession?

by Janet Nguyen
May 23, 2018
A look at the state of wages for young college graduates and how wages break down by education level.
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The Supreme Court just made class-action lawsuits harder to join

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
May 22, 2018
We spoke with one of the co-founders of SCOTUSblog about the implications of the ruling.
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The class of 2008 offers advice to the class of 2018

by Scott Tong and Hayley Hershman
May 22, 2018
Graduates from the Great Recession at the University of Arkansas returned to give advice to this year's graduates.
Graduates from 2008 and 2018 met at the University of Central Arkansas for a roundtable discussion.
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