[oceanview]

what am I, the bureau of labor statistics? you have to have a careful examination of the wage structure, removing government and government related employment. and you must also remove the wage concentration effect of what is happening at places that do offshoring - Oracle sends 1000 engineers to India, and 50 executives pick up 7 figure bonuses as a result - those 50 execs must be excluded to get a clear picture of what is really going on.

[Poohbah]

what am I, the bureau of labor statistics?

No, you're the guy who made an assertion and then punked out when called to supply proof.

[1rudeboy]

[W]hat am I, the bureau of labor statistics?

Speaking of the BLS . . . [chuckle]

Real Earnings

Worker pay is a sign of job quality. The Labor Department’s measure of real hourly earnings is one of many pay statistics and includes all monetary compensation but not benefits. It only counts earnings for non-executive workers, unlike other measures.

• During the 1980 and 1990 recessions, real hourly earnings declined. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
• But even during and after the 2001 recession, real earnings have risen—by 2 percent since the recession began in March 2001. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  
• Real earnings are higher now than at the height of the dot-com boom in 2000. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Source:The Heritage Foundation [Free Republic]