Wages are outpacing inflation, driven largely by pay gains for low-income workers. Those gains have helped close the gap between blue- and white-collar workers. WSJ explains what’s driving the ...

But the thing is, wages have ... of mass layoffs that blue-collar workers have long experienced. But now, poring over the new study, I realize I overlooked the role inflation has played in ...

Want a six-figure salary ... % were beating out inflation and meaningfully improving people's living standards, Gould said. Related stories Now, the economy is adding blue-collar jobs at a ...

Literally the day after President Biden bragged, “We’re following my blue collar blueprint ... Even before Thursday, real median wages (that is, inflation-adjusted) began dropping again ...

For the 20-month period ending in December 2024 (the latest available data), average real wages adjusted for inflation have ...