Posted on 08/28/2018 3:07:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Lower-wage retail jobs in particular were among the big gainers as a tighter labor market forced employers to shell out a bit more.
After a slow start to 2018 on the pay-raise front, workers in the United States are starting to benefit from the strong economy: Wages across all jobs climbed by 2.2% year over year in July, according to data provided by Glassdoor.
"[This] is the fastest wage growth we've seen in more than a year," said Glassdoor Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain in an email. "As employers raise wages to hire amid low unemployment across the country, it's a pace I don't expect to slow down anytime soon."
The average U.S. salary rose to $52,267 per year. July's increase was the highest wage hike in 14 months....
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Ha! Not mine. No raise in four years.
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Whatever...
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Good. Now we have to keep the Federal Reserve from incorrectly blaming inflation on rising wages.
I think Trump is already on top of it, though.
Due to competition from illegal labor, my income has dropped by 45% over the last dozen years.
Even with Trump in office, there's no signs of that ever changing.
Never mind this, what did some hooker say about Trump this time.
Nasty P. Lousy is deeply saddened.
July 2017 - July 2018
Good News
Average pay up 2.2%
Not So Good News...
Inflation up 2.9%
Trump’s fault.
Re: “My income has dropped by 45% over the last dozen years.”
I saw some interesting Census Bureau job statistics yesterday at the Center for Immigration Studies website...
USA Software Engineers - 38% foreign born
USA medical doctors - 28% foreign born
USA medical doctors - 28% foreign born
USA Construction workers - 90% foreign born
My 2017 COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustments) increase was 0.3%.
I doubt if it’ll be much more next time.
Do you remember "It's the economy, stupid"? Easy! He can lose if/when people start to think they're losing major ground because inflation is outpacing any rise in income.
Do you feel inflation is bad right now? Worse than during the Clinton, Bush or Obama years?
It doesn't matter what I feel now. It matters what the voters feel in 2020.
Its Bush’s, I mean Trump’s fault.
What do you do for a living?
Home improvement in North Texas.
That's the link to the whole list
There's also a link to a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, too.
Plasterers-Stucco - 58%
Drywall-Tile - 49%
Roofers - 42%
Painters - 41%
Carpet-Floor - 40%
Masons - 36%
Construction Labor - 35%
Carpenters - 28%
Plumbers-Pipelayers - 17%
Electricians - 13%
Construction Managers - 12%
Were you trying to make a point by posting that list?
My family is directly impacted by the presence of illegals in the construction trades, so I’m pretty humorless about it.
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