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US wages have been increasing faster than inflation for the last 11 months: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351276/wage-growth-vs-inflation-us/ https://ww
by bryanlarsen 3y ago
US wages have been increasing faster than inflation for the last 11 months:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351276/wage-growth-vs-inflation-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351276/wage-growth-vs-i...
Still lots of help wanted signs in windows so anecdotally it still seems relatively easy to get a bump from $12/hr to $15/hr working retail. But the types of jobs posted on ziprecruiter.com aren't increasing like they were in the past.
- FooBarBizBazz 3y agoWhy do we keep talking about the kind of jobs that put signs in the window. Are those good jobs?
- bryanlarsen 3y agoNo, but they're a substantial fraction of all jobs. They are also important because if you can't get one of those jobs the alternative is likely unemployment.
- MattGaiser 3y agoIt is basically an easy anecdote one can see day to day about whether there are openings in the local job market.