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Real average weekly earnings up 0.8 percent from July 2018 to July 2019 


August 16, 2019
Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased 3.2 percent from July 2018 to July 2019. This increase, combined with a −0.6-percent change in the average workweek and a 1.8-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), resulted in a 0.8-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over the year. Full Text »
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Men who do not work during their prime years: What do the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth data reveal?

The labor force participation rate of prime-working-age men (ages 25 to 54) has been mostly falling since the late 1960s, with steeper declines during recessionary periods. Time spent not working has implications for future job and earnings potential, as well as for the well-being of the individual and his family.
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