wages

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As job gains have slowed, consumption has instead been underpinned by strong real wage growth, i.e., wages that have outpaced inflation.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

If your living costs are rising and your wages or other sources of income are not keeping pace, you may well be feeling the squeeze.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If energy prices seem set to remain high for the remainder of this year, workers are more likely to press for higher wages even as businesses will likely shy from incurring higher costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In 2018, Buckingham split with Fleetwood Mac and a legal battle over lost wages with his former band ensued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Said if they’d a-been borned with books for brains, they’d be makin’ bottom wages jest the same.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns