real wages

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This advice might seem counterintuitive because historically, job hopping has paid off for workers: from April 2021 to March 2022, employees who switched companies saw a 9.7% year-over-year increase in real wages, which is your pay adjusted for inflation, according to data from Pew Research Center.

From MarketWatch

Increased reliance on credit has become an unfortunate necessity for many in an environment of thin household savings, stagnant real wages, stubborn inflation.

From Barron's

“Real wages are increasing roughly $1,200 dollars for the average worker.”

From Salon

Italy is the only EU country where real wages have declined since 1990, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

From Barron's

Average hourly earnings in September increased a mere 0.2%, meaning real wages after inflation declined that month.

From The Wall Street Journal