A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep up with inflation, according to a recent analysis. Roughly 29% of lower-income households are ...

The Employment Cost Index shows wages and benefits grew 3.5% in September year-to-year. That’s the lowest increase since 2021. Let’s talk about your paycheck. Not your specific paycheck, but ...

Inflation is weighing on US incomes to a degree comparable to the 2008 Great Recession – potentially reducing consumer spending power ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season, according to a ...

A new study finds that worries about spiraling price growth have approached 1970s levels. That’s a problem for the economy ...

Based on this week’s jobs report, growth in average hourly earnings slowed to 3.5%, while price inflation is heating up. In November, average hourly earnings rose 3.5% year over year. That’s down from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gaps in data because of the government shutdown make a hash of the latest federal reports on inflation and ...