Something remarkable happened in the years immediately preceding and, especially, following the pandemic: Wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have ...

During President Donald Trump’s first term (Trump 1.0), his economic policies set the stage for higher wages and more job opportunities for working people, especially low- and middle-income families.

The experience of getting a paycheck, then immediately sinking it into rent, car payments, and groceries, leaving little to savings, is very common in the United States. This is particularly true in a ...

With inflation sticky and wage growth falling, real wages for most Americans are now in negative territory. This comes after years of negative real wages during the pandemic recovery, which has ...

The federal minimum wage is still $7.25, where it's been since 2009.

The U.S. has not raised the minimum wages since 2009 and Georgia has taken no steps to increase it either, but middle class ...