Data from the OECD shows that between 2019 to 2023, the United States and Canada saw their average wages increase by 5.2% and 3.6%, respectively, when adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile ...

An interactive data tool launched by the Hamilton Project, part of the nonpartisan Brookings Institution, allows users to compare recent wage growth and inflation by several different measures.

But sustained higher wage growth and weaker productivity gains could shift that narrative, particularly for services inflation—which is largely driven by labor costs. The average workweek for ...

Despite a generally positive economic outlook, many Americans are feeling the pinch in their wallets every time they fill up their tank, buy groceries, or pay their rent. The reality is that ...

One theory is that falling inflation-adjusted wages left many consumers worse off over the past few years. Plus, the stresses of dealing with inflation may have taken a toll of their own.

An interactive data tool launched by the Hamilton Project, part of the nonpartisan Brookings Institution, allows users to compare recent wage growth and inflation by several different measures.