The phrase
"stagnant wages" means that the amount of money people earn for their work has not been increasing or growing for a significant period of time. In other words, their wages remain the same and do not keep up with rising costs of living or inflation.
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Think about caring for both kids and parents, for example, or paying off school loans and mortgages in the face
of stagnant wages.
Low - skill workers are
experiencing stagnant wages, family instability, high unemployment, and low labor force participation even as the economy has been growing for six years.
Our population of low - skill workers has more troubled families and more troubled children, and has
seen stagnant wages over the last thirty years.
Well, aside
from stagnant wages, the astounding rise in low - paying part - time jobs, and increasing personal debt loads?
Credit growth on that scale is not easy to achieve, especially
given stagnant wages, the already high level of private sector debt and, now, increasing interest rates.
Between stagnant wages and low employment, college graduates can have a hard time climbing that socioeconomic ladder.
Rising costs and
stagnant wages mean that more and more people are struggling to pay for more and more things in their lives.
The economic downturn / Great Recession has led to greater demand for rental properties, which persists today in the face
of stagnant wages and a struggling middle class.
«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.
Affordability has been deeply impacted
by stagnant wages, says Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM.
But David Plouffe, the former adviser to President Obama who is now Uber's senior policy adviser and a company board member, has courted regulators with appeals about how the service can help
lift stagnant wages and rejuvenate the middle class.
But when you have things
like stagnant wages and rising student loan debt (see, I told you we'd talk about that again!)
«Therefore, relatively
stagnant wages coupled with escalating home prices still make it difficult for potential homebuyers to break into the housing market.»
Lackluster jobs growth and
stagnant wages show why the central bank shouldn't raise interest rates just yet.
Our current private banking system has presided over the greatest concentration of wealth in human history, while the vast majority of America and the world has
endured stagnant wages, declining wealth, and recurring recessions.
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.
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.
On the downside - and rather more significantly - it will increase food price inflation just
when stagnant wages and an over-reliance on private credit threaten to significantly hinder demand.
The plan, which includes abundant data that attempts to contextualize the city's homelessness problem as the side effect of
stagnant wages combined with rising rents, is notable for what it does not address.
Caputo - Pearl, while campaigning for president, made no secret of his desire to get his members what they would consider a fair deal after so many years
at stagnant wages, going so far as to suggest a strike.
The millenial generation really got screwed
as stagnant wages and record high cost of living has taken its effect on people.
Stagnant wages prevent employees from increasing their retirement plan contributions (assuming the percentage deducted from each paycheck stays constant).
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.
It would damage businesses that export to Europe and the jobs that depend on those exports for there to be the additional costs of tariffs and it would damage consumers here, already failed
by stagnant wages and rising housing costs.
This makes it hard for graduates entering a slow job market
with stagnant wages to contribute toward other goals, including saving for retirement or setting aside money for a down payment on a home.
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.)
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.
With stocks continuing to climb, while employees
see stagnant wages and have concerns for their retirement, Fink tells companies...
«Sure, the middle class suffers
from stagnant wages,» I've heard some conservatives say, «but we're all so much richer now, and therefore the middle class is actually better off.
Stagnant wages also impact employer match contributions, pension calculations and average Social Security indexed earnings.
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.
If labour market pressures are causing unemployment to rise and wages to fall, then naturally you will get stories such as «Study Says Louisiana
Faces Stagnant Wages, Rising Unemployment,» «More Britons fall below level of Living Wage» and «Report: 25 % Of NJ Struggling To Make Ends Meet.»
Rising prices,
stagnant wages and mounting debt loads could send the housing market into a tailspin.
Fretting about a lack of growth in permanent positions,
stagnant wages and the rise of «precarious employment» has become a full - time job for many commentators.
Thanks to rising health costs,
stagnant wages and growing levels of debt — especially the $ 1.4 trillion of student loans borrowers owe — you may need to generate more income just to get by.
The single biggest problem facing the American economy today is
stagnant wages for the median worker, and, the thinking goes, a resurgent manufacturing sector could allow a greater share of the population to enjoy the country's economic gains.
What it means to you: Rising prices,
stagnant wages and mounting debt loads could send the housing market into a tailspin.
So, while politicians might enjoy scoring cheap political points by making speeches at manufacturing plants, the data show that there are no easy solutions to the country's persistent trade deficit or
its stagnant wages.
For the rest, record student - loan debt,
stagnant wages and higher living expenses compared to a generation ago are obstacles that prevent many young investors from stashing that much.
After years of anemic growth and brain drain, Puerto Rico has been left with a 12 % unemployment rate and
stagnant wages, leading Padilla to come clean and ask investors for mercy.
So one proposal to fix 3 problems: infrastructure degradation,
stagnant wages and salaries, and those people and industries suffering due to trade imbalance.
Stagnant wages would be an improvement.