Stories Tagged as
Wages
What immigration actually does to jobs, wages and more
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 12, 2023
Republican lawmakers want immigration changes in exchange for Ukraine aid. What does economic research say about current policy?
End to some pandemic-era child care subsidies could make hiring harder
Nov 6, 2023
Many child care providers used the funds to pay their staff. Now that the money is gone, it could affect providers’ ability to recruit and retain workers.
Wage growth cools in October
Nov 3, 2023
Average hourly earnings rose 4.1% year-over-year in October; the rate peaked near 6% in March 2022. The slowdown in wage growth is helping the Fed wrestle inflation lower.
September's real wages are expected to rise
Oct 9, 2023
And that would mean your paycheck's purchasing power would be getting a boost relative to inflation.
Businesses are telling the Federal Reserve they think wage gains are subsiding
Sep 8, 2023
That could be a sign that the Fed's interest rate hikes are working and the economy is cooling.
How the Biden administration's overtime proposal could play out
by
Justin Ho
Aug 31, 2023
The proposal would most likely affect low-to-middle income earners in supervisory roles.
Even as real wages rebound, low-income households are playing catch-up
Aug 22, 2023
Average hourly earnings are now rising faster than prices. But two years of high inflation have left many low-income people in a financial hole.
For public good, not for profit.
Why it's getting more expensive to hire workers in China
by
Jennifer Pak
Aug 9, 2023
China’s government is making employers pay more into its social welfare system, just as the economy is stalling.
Inflation moderates in manufacturing and job market
Aug 2, 2023
As supply chains normalize and labor demand slackens, prices and wages are cooling off.
Wages have started to outpace inflation. But let's not get too excited.
Jul 12, 2023
Wage growth beat inflation in May and June for the first time since March 2021. But economists say two months do not a trend make.