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They just released the employment numbers for December. Salaries increased an average of 9 cents
Employers added disappointing 148K jobs in Dec.
Last month, average hourly wages rose nine cents to $26.63, nudging the annual increase to 2.5% from 2.4%. Pay gains have been stuck at about 2.5% for well over a year. Economists have expected a bigger spike because of the low unemployment rate that’s making it tougher for employers to find workers
Employers just saw their tax rate cut in half
Why did wages only creep up 9 cents?
Employers added disappointing 148K jobs in Dec.
Last month, average hourly wages rose nine cents to $26.63, nudging the annual increase to 2.5% from 2.4%. Pay gains have been stuck at about 2.5% for well over a year. Economists have expected a bigger spike because of the low unemployment rate that’s making it tougher for employers to find workers
Employers just saw their tax rate cut in half
Why did wages only creep up 9 cents?