Wages have been outpacing inflation. However, we're also seeing more layoffs this year than we did last year, so there is a lot of competition out there.
Wages have been having trouble keeping pace with inflation. You might be growing more jobs, and there may be more vacancies, but employers have been extremely reluctant to increase wages to lure people back into the job market.
Wages growth is, from what we hear, firmer than you would see in the official statistics.
Wages are still running a bit hot for comfort, the jobless rate is still quite low and the underlying trend in employment (especially full-time) remains strong.
Wages are really slow to move. The are really the last thing to adjust in a tightening labor supply.
Wages aren't keeping up with skyrocketing energy, housing, medical, and education costs. What's more, companies are laying off in one division while hiring?mostly contract workers?in others.
The wages of sin is alimony.
All wages are based primarily on productive power. Anything else would be charity.
Global markets have a much bigger effect on prices and wages in the U.S. and elsewhere than they did before.
If we see to it that wages conform to the final productivity of social labor, we should see to it that trusts do not lower that standard.