wages

Example Sentences

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That reflects the risk that higher fuel prices will erode gains in real wages and make households more cautious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In that time span, wages and salaries of private-sector workers rose about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

If parents cannot arrange payments privately the CMS can take the money from wages, bank accounts, benefits or pensions.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In addition, wages adjusted for inflation are running negative, which tends to weigh on consumer spending with a lags in the data.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The city’s 80 percent unemployment rate, a result of the Great Depression, had led factory managers to reduce wages and inspired thousands of citizens to support the strikers.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell