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Employment and Wages

Policies to create quality jobs, enhance productivity, and foster broad-based economic growth are essential for raising the economic security of U.S. households. 

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Has pay kept up with inflation?
An interactive shows changes in real pay across different inflation measures, pay measures, time periods, and sectors.
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Low-income workers experience—by far—the most earnings and work hours instability
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The softening labor market is still growing
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The softening labor market shows resilience and some pockets of slack

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Low-income workers experience—by far—the most earnings and work hours instability
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The softening labor market is still growing
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The softening labor market shows resilience and some pockets of slack
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A federal guarantee for earned paid time off

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Trump immigration policies may 'reduce GDP growth' by 0.5%
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Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices
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Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force
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Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care

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Has pay kept up with inflation?
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Career earnings by college major
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Exploring the geography of prosperity
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Where work pays: Occupations & earnings across the United States

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