Early signs of wage growth slowing are an indicator the Bank of Canada’s fight against inflation is slowly gaining ground, economists said, but it’s too soon to tell whether Canadians will regain the purchasing power they lost amid sustained price growth. “If wage growth is going to cool, then we better see inflation come down…
Signs of Wage Growth Cooling Encouraging Amid Inflation Fight: Economists
Soft Landing or Recession? April Jobs Report Could Offer Preview
The U.S. economy is expected to have added 180,000 new jobs in April, according to consensus estimates. If the forecasts are accurate, this would represent the smallest monthly gain since December 2019. In recent weeks, signals have indicated that the national labor market is beginning to cool off, a moderating trend that would please an…
Australia’s Annual Wage Growth in 2022 Failed to Reach Expectations
Australia’s wage growth hit 3.3 percent in the 12 months to December 2022, falling short of market expectations despite its indication of a positive development. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the wage price index rose 0.8 percent in the December 2022 quarter. ABS head of prices statistics, Michelle Marquardt, said the growth…
Inflation Is Eroding American Workers’ Wages: Federal Reserve
October 7, 2022
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Most workers in the United States have seen their wages fall behind inflation in the past year, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Fed calculates that 53.4 percent of the American workforce saw their real wages decline between the second quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2022,…
When Wage Growth Falls Short of Inflation
Commentary In an era of inflation, strikes are everywhere, and workers are suffering. Had their wages kept pace with inflation, they would not be grumbling about wanting to be treated better. Academics say wage-price exhibits a spiral, meaning that they reinforce each other. So, why is it that wage growth always seems to be slower…
Australia’s Annual Wages Growth Reaches 2.6 Percent in June, Highest Since 2014
Australian wages rose by 2.6 percent on average in the 12 months to June. However, the increase was unlikely enough for Australians to cover living cost hikes. As the annual inflation rate is sitting at 6.1 percent, the wage figures for June indicates that real wages are actually decreasing, which adds more pressure on household…
70 Percent of Companies Saw Wages Surge in Q1 of 2022: NABE Survey
April 25, 2022
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A record number of American companies had to pay higher wages during the first quarter of 2022 according to a survey conducted April 4–12 by the National Association of Business Economics (NABE). Out of the 84 NABE members who took part in the April survey, 70 percent said that wages rose during the first quarter,…
Australian Treasurer: Smaller Budget Deficits and A Million More Jobs
December 16, 2021
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is forecasting a slightly smaller budget deficit for the 2021/22 financial year while predicting strong economic recovery and a sharp fall in the unemployment rates. He is also predicting in his mid-year budget review wages growth of three percent in 2023/24, a rate not seen since the coalition came to power in…
Wages for Job Switchers Increase 6.6 Percent, Outpacing US Pay Growth: Report
Third-quarter wages in the United States increased 3.3 percent, in line with growth in the months before the COVID-19 pandemic, while job switchers’ pay is up 6.6 percent since September 2020, as employers sought to attract new workers with competitive compensation, according to the ADP Research Institute Workforce Vitality Report (WVR) released Oct. 27. Employment growth also…
Wage Growth for Job Switchers Increases 6.6 Percent in a Year, Outpacing Jobholders: Report
Third-quarter wage growth in the United States increased 3.3 percent, in line with growth in the months before the COVID-19 pandemic, while wage growth for job switchers increased 6.6 percent since September 2020 as employers sought to attract new workers with competitive compensation, according to the ADP Research Institute Workforce Vitality Report (WVR) released Oct. 27. Employment…
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