Sentences with phrase «sharp wage increase»

A: Every other week, it seems, another study comes out that shows the sharp wage increase and lowered unemployment rate that comes from getting a college degree.

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This probably occurred because the big wage increases in 2010 - 11, which were counterbalanced by the sharp drop in real interest rates during that period, were finally able to take effect in 2012 when real interest rates rose sharply once again.

Average weekly earnings data for May showed a sharp increase in ordinary - time earnings growth, although the quality of this series as an indicator of wage growth over the short term is poor.

These small businesses continue to provide six of ten jobs in B.C., and unexpected and / or sharp increases to the minimum wage can have a very real impact on their ability to do so.

E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, predicted a sharp increase in the minimum wage will raise prices and «strain some businesses to the breaking point.»

In effect, the sharp increase in the minimum wage would negatively affect the lower wage earners it is supposedly seeking to help.