Sentences with phrase «stagnant wages in»

Stagnant wages in 2014 helped hold the Fed's preferred inflation gauge below its 2 percent goal, fueling bond gains that caught almost everyone off - guard.

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Traders are suddenly worried about interest rates (although anyone older than 30 has to be amused that 2.85 % on the Treasury 10 - year is a source of panic), worried about inflation (although after the last decade of stagnant wages, Friday's 2.9 % rise should be cheered, not jeered), and worried about a tax - fueled spike in growth (with this report from Powell's Atlanta colleagues leading the way.)

Since 2000, wages have been stagnant or in decline for a majority of workers, a trend now accelerated since 2007.

Wages for workers in the U.S. have remained relatively stagnant in recent years, while chief executive officers» compensation has grown more than 930 % since 1978.

Instead of providing massive giveaways to the wealthy and well - connected, Trump and Congress should be taking bold steps to raise the wages of hard - working Americans whose real wages have been stagnant or in decline for decades.

Over the past few decades in the U.S., wages have remained stagnant while the costs of building and living in housing has steadily risen.

Need I remind you the State of Working America lamented stagnant wages for college degree wage earners in the 2000s by showing the most successful segment, Tech workers, managed to average only.3 % up to the recession.

This is a recipe for stagnant wages and slow growth, like in the 2000s before the recession.

In addition to having student loan debt, recent graduates face expensive housing costs, entry - level wages, and a stagnant job market once they enter the real world.

In the meantime, wages have remained stagnant for hard - working British Columbians.

Well, aside from stagnant wages, the astounding rise in low - paying part - time jobs, and increasing personal debt loads?

U.S. real wage growth has been stagnant at the household level since the 1990s — for men, real wages peaked back in the mid-1970s.

Why is the Republican political class taking on its own voting base and the general public in order to increase the labor supply in a sector of the labor market where the unemployment rate is high and wages are stagnant?

This means limiting future immigration in that sector — the low - skilled sector — of the economy where unemployment is high and wages have been stagnant for a generation for the sake of the low - skill workers themselves.

Here in the United States, the speculative dangers of climate change need to be weighed against the real and present dangers of stagnant wages and depressed rates of labor participation.

Pew Research shows that since 2000, wages have been stagnant in most industries and even falling in others.

It could mean focusing on how reductions to future low - skill immigration also benefits our current population of foreign - born workers by restraining labor market competition in a sector of the economy where unemployment is high and wages have been stagnant.

Yes, there are young men who are living in their parents» basement and playing video games all day, but I highly doubt it's because women are «giving» them cheap sex — it's probably more about stagnant wages and the fact that video games offer a social aspect that leads to a boost in guys» happiness.

It comes as no surprise that against a backdrop of stagnant wages, the rising cost of living is a constant pressure for families, with nine in ten (89 %) mentioning that they have noticed an increase in the amount they are paying for both food and household bills.

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Trump's Republican Party spoke to two groups of American voters: the far right base of the GOP, and to the near two - thirds of Americans who feel the country is heading in the «wrong direction» — many of these will include America's working families, steelworkers and coalminers, bridge - builders and road - pavers, retail workers and restaurant staff to whom the socio - economic forces of globalization and stagnant wages have been woefully unkind.

«I know how hard it can be for residents in this district to pay their rising property taxes and bills while their wages remain stagnant or are shrinking,» Faso said.

«Our economy has rebounded tremendously from the Great Recession, but thousands of workers across the state are still dealing with stagnant wages that do not reflect the cost of living in New York,» said Engel.

In making his pitch for Paid Family Leave and a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage on Long Island today, Cuomo said voter anger in the presidential primaries comes from frustrated middle class voters who are dealing with stagnant wages and rising property taxeIn making his pitch for Paid Family Leave and a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage on Long Island today, Cuomo said voter anger in the presidential primaries comes from frustrated middle class voters who are dealing with stagnant wages and rising property taxein the presidential primaries comes from frustrated middle class voters who are dealing with stagnant wages and rising property taxes.

During a more than one - hour debate, sponsored by the Oneonta Area LWV and League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area, Faso cited how more than 1 million people have left Upstate in the last decade, in part, because of stagnant wages, job losses and exorbitant property taxes.

«In other words, as workers, we produce almost three - times more for every hour we work, but our wages have been stagnant.

Labour wants 3p - a-litre hike in fuel duty postponed for another three months in face of rising bills and stagnant wages

De Blasio and city officials have said broadly that one of the most significant drivers of the increase in homelessness citywide has been income inequality, writ large: stagnant wages for workers combined with rising rents over the past decade.

Labour is using one of its allotted opposition day debates in the Commons to force the vote, which is non-binding, for a three - month freeze in the face of rising household bills and transport fares as wages remain stagnant.

Noting that a minimum wage hike would especially impact women (a large voting bloc in Democratic presidential primaries), Mr. Biden said he was on hand today to put the proposed hike in «context,» emphasizing his final goal as vice president is to help lift stagnant wages.

The board can not protect landlords» profit margins while the wages of our rent - stabilized households remain stagnant,» she said in testimony she plans to deliver to the board Tuesday.

As immigrant diversity increased, wages rose in pro-immigrant cities but were stagnant in anti-immigrant cities, Cooke said.

In this book, The Hamilton Project explores why wages have been stagnant for so many workers and what policies will help wages grow.

This rapid growth in debt occurred despite the fact that wages, for the most part, have remained stagnant for decades.

Stagnant wages have caused many teachers to hit their boiling points, and there is widespread concern that the state can only look forward to a massive exodus of teachers who will seek considerably higher salaries in neighboring states like Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia — unless lawmakers take quick action to bring teachers» salaries up.

Tuition in Kansas has increased by approximately $ 2,000 over the last decade, Martinez said, while wages remain stagnant.

March 16, 2018 • Teachers in many states are angry after years of stagnant wages.

That's not a bad deal in a stagnant economy where wages have been flat for years.

While it remains most acute in urban core neighborhoods with intergenerational poverty, 31 hunger is increasing in suburban locales and is most prevalent in rural Southern locales.32 Since wages have been stagnant or eroding in many industries, two - thirds of families experiencing food insecurity have at least one working adult, and many might initially appear to be maintaining a middle - class lifestyle.33

With stagnant wages, student loans and other debt, and high rents in urban areas where the jobs are, many low - to middle - income Millennials (36 - years - old and younger) are struggling to save their way to home ownership.

In recent decades wages have become stagnant.

According to TransUnion's latest Consumer Credit Forecast, late payments on credit cards are likely to tick up in 2018 as more cardholders with stagnant wages and expanding credit card bills struggle to make payments.

As long as economic growth in Europe is stagnant, there will be plenty of people willing to work for low wages in order to have a job and perhaps travel benefits, if in fact the likes of Norwegian Air and Ryanair offer that particular perk.

It is emphasized in the game that Sarah is the unhappy result of economic forces out of her control, like stagnant wages and insecure employment.

A decrease in full - time employment and stagnant wages also contribute to making legal services even less affordable for a growing number of people.

Rising costs and stagnant wages mean that more and more people are struggling to pay for more and more things in their lives.

Instead of focusing on real issues — stagnant wages and exploding student loans and the like — media outlets are touting the magnificent Millennial lifestyle «choices» like choosing experiences over stuff (note: they can't afford «stuff») and forgoing a house in favor of a «preference for urban locations with lots of entertainment and lifestyle choices» (note: a house is considered «stuff»; still can't afford it).

Indeed, families acted to maintain their standard of living in the face of stagnant and falling wages, earnings, and incomes during the 1970s and 1980s by having fewer children and sending both parents into the workforce, a strategy that undoubtedly has increased the stress on low - income two - parent families (Levy, 1988), and that contributed to the rise in out - of - wedlock births as a proportion of all births.

«For all the concern about income inequality and stagnant wages, the economy overall is generating a lot of income for people,» says Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Union Bank in New York.

A recent research note from RadarLogic makes the point that there's no reason to believe that the run - up in institutional investor demand will somehow connect to future household demand, especially given stagnant wages and tighter mortgage standards.