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Workers used to earn about two-thirds of the income their labor generates. Now, it's just over half.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Apr 12, 2024

The stat, called labor share of national income, is being squeezed by globalization, declining union membership and automation.

Even though workers' slice of the pie is shrinking, the U.S. economy is growing, so they're getting a smaller slice of a bigger pie.

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