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Saturday, January 30, 2016

US Paychecks Showed Little Sign of Accelerating in 4th Quarter

U.S. paychecks increased moderately in the final three months of last year, yet the gain was little changed from the sluggish post-recession trend.

The employment cost index, which tracks wages and benefits, rose 0.6 percent in the October-December quarter, the Labor Department said. That's the same as the previous three months.

In the past year, salaries and benefits have risen just 2 percent, the same annual pace as the previous two quarters. That is below the roughly 3.5 percent rate that is consistent with a healthy economy.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

No COLA for seniors too. The hand writing is on the wall people.