Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 9/25/17

Mary:  I’m Mary Walden, with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program asks if wage growth has been better than it seemed.  Mike, one of the criticisms of the job market’s recovery since the end of the Great Recession has been the lack of gains in worker pay.  Until recently, worker pay has barely kept up with inflation.   But now I understand some new research suggests worker pay gains have not been as bad as initially thought.  What changed?

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