While the chart below —which divides hourly earnings by the CPI—shows real wage growth did decline in the 1980s, wages are higher today than at any point in the 20th century.

The era of robust wage gains seems to be in the rearview mirror, which is good news for Federal Reserve officials looking for softer inflation, but a tough break for many Americans. Average hourly ...

Blue-collar workers have seen real wage growth of almost two percent in the first five months of President Donald Trump’s second term, the largest increase for any administration in nearly 60 years.

The United States is leading the world's richest democracies in real wage growth. Data from the OECD shows that between 2019 to 2023, the United States and Canada saw their average wages increase ...