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With more jobs, workers are finally getting a raise

by Scott Tong
Aug 5, 2016
Employers are having to pay more to attract and keep the workers they need.
The factory floor at Quadrant, a high end plastic processor in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Massachusetts passes law to combat unequal pay

by David Brancaccio
Aug 3, 2016
Employers will be barred from asking a simple question that can mean lower salaries for women and minorities.
The answer to a question about your past salary can mean lower pay.
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The shifting U.S. working class

by Adriene Hill
Jun 9, 2016
A new report finds the U.S. working class will be majority non-white by 2032.
The overall U.S. population is expected to become majority-minority in 2043.
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Consumer spending is slowing down and so is the GDP

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 28, 2016
Gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent at the start of 2016, with business investment and exports falling, and spending by consumers slowing down.
Shoppers walk along Lexington Avenue in the eastern Midtown section of Manhattan on April 29, 2015 in New York City. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, growth of the U.S. gross domestic product - the value of goods and services produced in the U.S. - has slowed for the first quarter of 2015.  
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The domino effect on housing

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 24, 2016
High housing prices started on the coast, then spread inward.
San Francisco housing is among the most expensive in the nation. 
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What are the reasons behind the gender pay gap?

by Gigi Douban
Mar 23, 2016
Computer programmers, chefs and dentists were the occupations that had the highest wage gaps in a recent Glassdoor study.
Computer programming has one of the highest wage gaps among the fields studied in a new Glassdoor report. 
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Weekly Wrap: Assessing the jobs report

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 4, 2016
Catherine Rampell and Leigh Gallagher join Kai to recap the week that was.
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Productivity is anemic, so are wages

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 5, 2016
Wages are a key element of Friday's report from the Labor Department.
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Everybody's got an opinion on why wages are stuck

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 8, 2016
There's good news in the jobs report. But the news isn't so good for wages.
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Are wages growing fast enough?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 8, 2016
As the latest report is released, many ask if wage levels will tempt workers back into jobs.
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