Sentences with phrase «wage trends of»

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Instead of waging war on illegal downloads, Spinrite embraced the trend.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

The key driver of these income trends, besides lower employment and hours in the aftermath of the financial crisis, has been wage stagnation over the last dozen years.

While glitzy behemoths like Facebook, McKinsey, and Google often top lists of the best employers, PayScale's quarterly analysis of full - time salary trends suggests that at the present time, small businesses are beating the big boys in one key area — wage growth.

US election + BREXIT = populist repudiation of era of inequality, globalization, wage deflation; cements BofAML themes of peak Liquidity, Inequality, Globalization + Main St over Wall St. Electoral trends could mark secular low in long - term bond yields (Chart 1).

On the other hand, the individual cuts that Hubbard helped shepherd through under President Bush, and the individual cuts that Goolsbee helped shepherd through under President Obama — they didn't do much to address the bigger, longer - term trend of wage stagnation.

As you've pointed out, your 2 % inflation target plus 1.5 % trend productivity growth allows for noninflationary nominal wage growth of 3.5 %.

Again, the smooth trend (6 - mos average, in this case) in wage growth deserves a close look, and it shows remarkably little acceleration given the persistent tightness of the job market.

In terms of wage trends across the distribution, a strong theme of my own work, often with economist Dean Baker, is that as the unemployment rate falls, the tightening job market disproportionately helps lower - wage and minority workers.

This wage measure, along with a number of others, has been gradually trending upward over the past several years.

When looking at the results of this study and trends in part - timers by industry using the Labour Force Survey, Sylvain found that six of seven industries at the bottom end of average weekly wage increases have seen an increase in the proportion of part - timers.

Companies are still very focused on currency trends that are impacting their business as well as on margin pressures — whether it's cost inflation through wage growth or price deflation and the compressing of margins.

Under this scenario, an eventual rise in wage growth would likely be accompanied by a secular rise in realized inflation (inflation expectations would trend with energy prices), and the policy battle onward may resemble that of Paul Volcker instead of Ben Bernanke.

In many cities, home - price gains have outpaced wage and income growth over the last couple of years, and this kind of trend can lead to housing affordability issues.

In a trend that has been evident for a couple of years, replacement agreements in the March quarter provided for slightly lower wage increases than the expiring agreements.

As a result, the relative wage in mining — that is, resource extraction — has risen by about 10 per cent (by far the largest increase of any single industry), after having trended lower over the decade leading up to the boom (Figure 12).

to a detailed analysis of wage and inflation trends in the United States.

While, in trend terms, the prices of these services tend to increase more quickly than the overall CPI, the recent outcomes partly reflect the relatively high wage increases in these sectors over the past year.

Faster average wage growth in Australia has been accompanied by trend growth in labour productivity which is faster than the average of the countries shown in the table.

The increased differentiation of institutions and their autonomy from religion, the expansion of the power of the state, the higher rates of participation by both men and women in the wage economy, the increased delegation of family functions like education, leisure and food preparation to the market and the state — all these trends weaken family functions.

If the real wage continues its decade long downward trend, the majority of consumers will be less able to buy.

I suggested either a) cost of labour = cost of materials (a trend I'd observed); or b) minimum wage.

The social and economic context in New York City at the beginning of 2015: the unevenness of the recovery and wage, income and employment trends.

With public financing and the alignment of the governor with the legislature, Connecticut passed mandatory paid sick days, increased the minimum wage, adopted an Earned Income Tax Credit, passed in - state tuition for undocumented students, and reversed a nearly 30 - year trend that gave bottle deposits back to distributors and redirected the money to public programs.

At 8:30 a.m., Iris House holds its Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit to discuss current trends, challenges and successful programs in waging the war on AIDS, Bethel Gospel Assembly 2 East 120th St., Manhattan.

Cuomo's newest proposal would continue that trend, boosting the minimum wage to $ 10.50 an hour by the end of 2016.

The social and economic context in New York City at the beginning of 2014: the unevenness of the recovery; wage, income and employment trends / and the persistence of high unemployment and poverty.

One possible explanation is that general wage trends do not reflect the expected wages for adolescents on the margin of dropping out of school.

First, I will outline some of the distressing debt and wage trends among young Americans.

Economics can't tell me what my wage is, or even if I'm unemployed, but it can identify the state of the economy very well, and the effect of policy trends.

Similar to trends in other areas of Canada, the minimum wage in the Northwest Territories will increase from $ 12.50 per hour to $ 13.46 per hour effective April 1, 2018.

This panel will explore the evolving practices of the plaintiff's bar and emerging litigation trends, including wage and hour suits, patent trolls, theories of liability involving no real injury; and government enforcement of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act.

This research examines trends and offers insights into the six core areas of litigation: class actions, mass torts, asbestos, securities and mergers and acquisitions, False Claims Act, and wage and hour litigation.

The recent trend is all part of a push to fight wage discrimination and the gender pay gap.

Wage pressure: Expect this to be a hot trend in 2016 as the demand for skilled local professionals and a shortage of highly - skilled talent put pressure on salaries for high - skilled occupations and industries.

Basing new - hire salaries on local market value, retraining recruiters and hiring managers on screening and interviewing, and conducting internal wage audits are a few of the ways employers can get ahead of what's becoming a nationwide trend of prohibiting inquiries into candidates» previous salaries.

Kept abreast of changes in wage and tax laws as well as proprietary and major changes and trends in the PC industry.

A good place to learn about wage and salary trends is the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook.

There is much to be done to turn these trends around and Voices for Children is active in advocating for policies that will help do just that, like raising the minimum wage, promoting college savings programs, and being mindful of the family bottom line.