Day: May 5, 2023

Production Workers Wages Grow Steadily

New York Times (05/05/23) Smialek, Jeanna Average hourly earnings climbed by 4.4% in the year through April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That compared with 4.3% in the previous month, and was more than the 4.2% that economists had expected. The increase in wages compared with the previous month—0.5%—was the fastest since March 2022. Pay for production and nonsupervisory workers climbed by

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