{"id":64,"date":"2015-06-28T20:42:03","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T00:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njfac.wordpress.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:25:54","slug":"chart-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/chart-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HHejePkWsAE-7F9?format=png&amp;name=medium\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"673\" height=\"379\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: https:\/\/x.com\/Markzandi\/status\/2051287923073368175<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 670px; height: 525px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/graph-landing.php?g=1E6m3&amp;width=670&amp;height=475\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1435875\">Index of Labor Share [<span class=\"svelte-1sntxl4\">ratio of labor compensation to the current dollar output]<\/span>: note decline, then plunge after 2000.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1435875\">https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1435875<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"458\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/fb3e6b3a-f0fe-4fce-93ea-4c293c6a7db4_550x458.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:458,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/charleshughsmith.substack.com\/p\/the-bottomless-swamp-of-regulatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/charleshughsmith.substack.com\/p\/the-bottomless-swamp-of-regulatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/04\/20\/how-the-american-middle-class-has-changed-in-the-past-five-decades\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ft_2022.12.13_strikingfindings_13.png?w=620\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/04\/20\/how-the-american-middle-class-has-changed-in-the-past-five-decades\/<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?w=620\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png 620w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=300,295 300w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=160,157 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=412,405 412w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=200,197 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=260,256 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=310,305 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ft_2022.04.20_middleclass_01.png?resize=420,413 420w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"610\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org?p=235212&amp;view=embed&amp;embed_template=charts_v2013_08_21&amp;embed_date=20220818&amp;onp=91701&amp;utm_source=epi_press&amp;utm_medium=chart_embed&amp;utm_campaign=charts_v2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: EPI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/productivity-pay-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.epi.org\/productivity-pay-gap\/<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"chart-body-image\" src=\"https:\/\/files.epi.org\/uploads\/LongestPeriod2021.png\" alt=\"After the longest period in history without an increase, the federal minimum wage today is worth 21% less than 12 years ago\u2014and 34% less than in 1968.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11460 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed-1024x895.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed-1024x895.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed-343x300.png 343w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Unemployment-System-Failed.png 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/21\/business\/economy\/unemployment-insurance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/21\/business\/economy\/unemployment-insurance.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10740 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u-192x120.png 192w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/skill-u.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: :<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/econofact.org\/is-the-skills-gap-real-changes-in-employer-skill-requirements-during-the-great-recession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/econofact.org\/is-the-skills-gap-real-changes-in-employer-skill-requirements-during-the-great-recession<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bondeconomics.com\/2019\/10\/reserve-army-of-hungry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reserve Army of the Hungry:<\/a> &#8220;Is a Job at Starvation Level Wages a Job? In the industrialised countries in the post-war era, providing workers with the resources to allow for &#8220;food security&#8221; was not considered that big a deal. Hunger was an issue for the jobless. &#8230;.We now have people who are employed, yet need to lean on assistance &#8212; either from charities, or governments &#8212; to get adequate nutrition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kP1Rm4Cnid8\/XZPgbJNtXyI\/AAAAAAAAEck\/ByPqUv8aDbABvew2jb8VnzbPPo0KzwQiQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SNAP_participation.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"288\" data-original-width=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bondeconomics.com\/2019\/10\/reserve-army-of-hungry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bondeconomics.com\/2019\/10\/reserve-army-of-hungry.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-165280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1568400997-screen_shot_2019-09-13_at_1.56_.25_pm_.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1568400997-screen_shot_2019-09-13_at_1.56_.25_pm_.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1568400997-screen_shot_2019-09-13_at_1.56_.25_pm_-300x153.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/safehaven.com\/news\/Breaking-News\/Americas-Workforce-Elderly-Workforce-To-Double-By-2028.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/safehaven.com\/news\/Breaking-News\/Americas-Workforce-Elderly-Workforce-To-Double-By-2028.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CapFormInterest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10493\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CapFormInterest-300x189.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CapFormInterest-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CapFormInterest-191x120.png 191w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CapFormInterest.png 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Real gross fixed capital formation (as a percentage of GDP) and the real interest rate: The U.S. economy (1980-2018) <span class=\"figcaption-credit\">Source: Author\u2019s construction based data from the AMECO database. The vertical red line gives the mean (19.5%) of the gross fixed investment to GDP ratio (1980-2018).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source:https:\/\/www.ineteconomics.org\/perspectives\/blog\/summers-and-the-road-to-damascus<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corp0-tax.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corp0-tax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corp0-tax.png 403w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corp0-tax-179x300.png 179w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corp0-tax-71x120.png 71w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/democrats-taxes-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/democrats-taxes-2020.html<\/a>, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/itep.org\/notadime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/itep.org\/notadime\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10158 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl-1024x484.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl-254x120.png 254w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/US-MidCl.png 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: OECD, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/unitedstates\/Middle-class-2019-United-States.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/unitedstates\/Middle-class-2019-United-States.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_8111331469609404954attachment-large m_8111331469609404954size-large m_8111331469609404954wp-post-image CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/thf0bjr8Hc9R-df79MEA9znnWyE_njyZIFNqX4fNuOCyO258t1hzC0KKt4yApNPUV8_vY2sKlDzanSswTeuuq5PCBK8QudTKWuhTS5dx_AIqEs6yNsxtJU7XsShtvz2ejA7IMOcCL_SU50Su=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/therealnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DLY040519_epstein_wages_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Unemployment is Down - Why Aren't Wages Up?\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/stories\/unemployment-is-down-why-arent-wages-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/therealnews.com\/stories\/unemployment-is-down-why-arent-wages-up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00-bank-deregulation1.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00-bank-deregulation1.jpeg 551w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00-bank-deregulation1-300x224.jpeg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"411\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">Total credit and business credit share in advanced economies, 1973\u20132005. <\/em><\/strong><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">Data is averaged across 17 advanced economies.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/evonomics.com\/debunking-deregulation-bank-credit-guidance-and-productive-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debunking Deregulation: Bank Credit Guidance and Productive Investmment 2\/19<\/a><\/p>\n<header><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobmult.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10060 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobmult.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobmult.png 602w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobmult-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jobmult-124x120.png 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9710 \" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend-1024x531.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend-1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend-232x120.png 232w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Medspend.png 1146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/header>\n<header>https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/05\/business\/bankruptcy-older-americans.html<\/header>\n<header class=\"interactive-header css-1wht2li e1iozag90\"><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact-183x120.png 183w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fiscalimpact.png 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/view\/articles\/2018-07-30\/republicans-are-boosting-u-s-economic-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/view\/articles\/2018-07-30\/republicans-are-boosting-u-s-economic-growth<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"interactive-headline\">Labor\u2019s Declining Share<\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-1ycswxz interactive-leadin\" data-testid=\"leadin\">Workers\u2019 paychecks account for much less of the nation\u2019s total income since the last recession, and the profits of businesses account for more.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1018\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit.png 1018w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LaborProfit-165x120.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <span class=\"balancedHeadline\">Paychecks Lag as Profits Soar, Cohen, <\/span><em>NY Times, 7\/13\/18<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equality-of-opportunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fading American Dream: Percent of Children Earning More than their Parents, by Year of Birth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading.png 987w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fading-209x120.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aolmail_article-image aolmail_ZH\" src=\"https:\/\/ei.marketwatch.com\/Multimedia\/2018\/05\/31\/Photos\/ZH\/MW-GK138_sidehu_20180531140453_ZH.png?uuid=1e64707a-64fd-11e8-a745-ac162d7bc1f7\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/if-the-economy-is-so-great-why-are-78-million-hustling-for-dimes-2018-06-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If the economy is so great, why are 78 million hustling for dimes?<\/a> Nutting, Marketwatch, 6\/18<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"headline\" class=\"headline balance-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/02\/23\/business\/economy\/black-unemployment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Jobless Rate Drops, but It\u2019s Still Twice That of Whites<\/a>, <span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"byline-author\" data-byline-name=\"NATALIE KITROEFF\">Kitroeff<\/span> <\/span>&amp; Casselman, NYT 2\/18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/B-Wdisp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/B-Wdisp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/B-Wdisp.png 754w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/B-Wdisp-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/B-Wdisp-145x120.png 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"headline\" class=\"headline\">Where Did Your Pay Raise Go? It May Have Become a Bonus <span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;Since the late 1980s, an increasing share of companies\u2019 payrolls has gone toward one-time bonuses and awards, while the share devoted to salary increases has fallen&#8230;&#8221;Cohen, NYT Business, 1\/11\/18<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WagevsBonus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WagevsBonus.png 820w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WagevsBonus-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WagevsBonus-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WagevsBonus-200x120.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8972 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/emratio25-54-w.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-01-12\/where-s-mine-workers-wonder-if-trump-tax-cut-will-trickle-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-01-12\/where-s-mine-workers-wonder-if-trump-tax-cut-will-trickle-down<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>United States leads Europe in income inequality:<br \/>\nShare of national income for the top 10 percent in United State and Europe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8914 \" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq-203x120.png 203w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/w-ineq.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;rising income inequality is not inevitable. It is attributable at least in part to deliberate policy decisions that have increased the incomes of the rich.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/equitablegrowth.org\/equitablog\/value-added\/new-worldwide-report-on-inequality-shows-how-the-united-states-compares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/equitablegrowth.org\/equitablog\/value-added\/new-worldwide-report-on-inequality-shows-how-the-united-states-compares\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8867 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours-215x120.png 215w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/map-mortgage-hours.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"margin-bottom-5n lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Infographic\/images\/normal\/10697.jpeg\" alt=\"Infographic: The Physical Demands Of The U.S. Workplace | Statista\" width=\"757\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Infographic\/images\/normal\/10697.jpeg\" data-open-modal=\"#infographicModal\" data-gtm=\"infographic__graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/10697\/the-physical-demands-of-the-us-workplace\/<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8745\" style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lfp25-54Intl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lfp25-54Intl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lfp25-54Intl.png 331w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lfp25-54Intl-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lfp25-54Intl-82x120.png 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LFP 25-54, industrial OECD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/09\/19\/business\/economy\/labor-shortage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NYT, Porter 9\/19\/17<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ei.marketwatch.com\/\/Multimedia\/2017\/08\/31\/Photos\/NS\/MW-FT460_howmuc_20170831100902_NS.jpg?uuid=f0bc2650-8e55-11e7-bdb2-9c8e992d421e\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/where-working-class-families-can-kiss-goodbye-to-the-american-dream-2017-08-31\"> http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/where-working-class-families-can-kiss-goodbye-to-the-american-dream-2017-08-31\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50.png 1200w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bot50-172x120.png 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriel_zucman\/status\/806533951875649537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Even after transfers, very little growth for US bottom 50% since 1980. In fact, 0 growth for working-age bottom 50%<\/a>\u00a0 Source, Zucman, from Equitable Growth<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oftwominds.com\/photos2017\/wage-disparity3-17.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-01\/why-were-doomed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-01\/why-were-doomed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zucman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zucman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zucman.jpg 675w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zucman-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zucman-176x120.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: from Zucman, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriel_zucman\/status\/879777349549441025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriel_zucman\/status\/879777349549441025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monthly swings in income can vary widely depending on how much you make.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8418 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/incswg.png 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/31\/business\/economy\/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/31\/business\/economy\/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html<\/a>\u00a0based on\u00a0The JPMorgan Chase Institute<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/image01.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/laborshare.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/laborshare.png\" width=\"521\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/laborshare.png 521w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/laborshare-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/laborshare-95x120.png 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Labor share includes executives&#8217; bonuses<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/03\/08\/business\/economy\/labor-share-economic-output.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/03\/08\/business\/economy\/labor-share-economic-output.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-class.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8138 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-class-300x264.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-class-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-class-136x120.png 136w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-class.png 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-Spend-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8139 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-Spend-1-300x251.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-Spend-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-Spend-1-144x120.png 144w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LE-Spend-1.png 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Financial Times<\/em>, The huge disparities in US life expectancy in five charts, 1\/17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__header-secondary\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Share50-1swapped.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8020 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Share50-1swapped.png\" width=\"665\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Share50-1swapped.png 665w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Share50-1swapped-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Share50-1swapped-139x120.png 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2016\/12\/16\/business\/economy\/nine-new-findings-about-income-inequality-piketty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2016\/12\/16\/business\/economy\/nine-new-findings-about-income-inequality-piketty.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8568 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare-1024x968.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare-1024x968.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare-768x726.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare-127x120.png 127w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/corptshare.png 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/corporate-tax-chartbook-how-corporations-rig-the-rules-to-dodge-the-taxes-they-owe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/corporate-tax-chartbook-how-corporations-rig-the-rules-to-dodge-the-taxes-they-owe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"modal-closer zoom-out\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/wonkblog\/files\/2016\/09\/CensusHH2.png&amp;w=1484\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/13\/the-middle-class-and-the-poor-just-had-the-best-year-since-the-end-of-the-great-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/09\/13\/the-middle-class-and-the-poor-just-had-the-best-year-since-the-end-of-the-great-recession\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mmt_postcard_final-e1401342019907.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mmt_postcard_final-e1401342019907.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mmt_postcard_final-e1401342019907.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mmt_postcard_final-e1401342019907.png<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/milinequal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7546 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/milinequal.png\" alt=\"milinequal\" width=\"616\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/milinequal.png 616w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/milinequal-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/milinequal-116x120.png 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-08-america-wars-uneven-toll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-08-america-wars-uneven-toll.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/coljobs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7499 \" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/coljobs.png\" alt=\"coljobs\" width=\"694\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/coljobs.png 694w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/coljobs-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/coljobs-128x120.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/college-labor-market\/college-labor-market_underemployment_jobtypes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/college-labor-market\/college-labor-market_underemployment_jobtypes.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pubs-images\/51846-coverlarge-figure.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pubs-images\/51846-coverlarge-figure.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holdings of Family Wealth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pubs-images\/51846-coverlarge-figure.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pubs-images\/51846-coverlarge-figure.png<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8570 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg-1024x814.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg-1024x814.png 1024w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg-151x120.png 151w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/chgg.png 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/blog\/worst-recovery-in-post-war-era-largely-explained-by-cuts-in-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.epi.org\/blog\/worst-recovery-in-post-war-era-largely-explained-by-cuts-in-government-spending\/<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theatlantic.com\/assets\/media\/img\/3rdparty\/2014\/1\/ft_cotw124.png\" alt=\"Source: Milanovic, B., Lead Economist, World Bank Research Department, Global income inequality by the numbers. \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/chart-of-recent-global-economic-activity-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/chart-of-recent-global-economic-activity-2014-1<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theatlas.com\/i\/atlas_r1G6gWfm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/691609\/heres-one-really-obvious-way-to-boost-the-us-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/qz.com\/691609\/heres-one-really-obvious-way-to-boost-the-us-economy\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96662 \" src=\"https:\/\/fabiusmaximus.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/growth-of-jobs-vs-working-age-population.png?w=625&amp;h=415\" alt=\"Growth of Jobs vs Working Age Population\" width=\"625\" height=\"415\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabiusmaximus.com\/2016\/05\/16\/debunking-the-happy-headlines-about-job-growth-96654\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/fabiusmaximus.com\/2016\/05\/16\/debunking-the-happy-headlines-about-job-growth-96654\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wagegap.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wagegap.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wagegap.bmp 487w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wagegap-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wagegap-211x120.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Source: http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/politics\/articles\/2016-04-11\/wall-street-wages-double-in-25-years-as-everyone-else-s-languish<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5\" src=\"http:\/\/s.wsj.net\/public\/resources\/images\/BN-LI602_Dynami_G_20151118162904.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/economics\/2015\/11\/19\/why-it-matters-that-new-businesses-are-creating-jobs-more-slowly-than-a-decade-ago\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Index of Labor Share [ratio of labor compensation to the current dollar output]: note decline, then plunge after 2000. https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1435875 Source: https:\/\/charleshughsmith.substack.com\/p\/the-bottomless-swamp-of-regulatory Source: https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/04\/20\/how-the-american-middle-class-has-changed-in-the-past-five-decades\/ Source: EPI, https:\/\/www.epi.org\/productivity-pay-gap\/ &nbsp; &nbsp; Source: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/21\/business\/economy\/unemployment-insurance.html Source: :https:\/\/econofact.org\/is-the-skills-gap-real-changes-in-employer-skill-requirements-during-the-great-recession Reserve Army of the Hungry: &#8220;Is a Job at Starvation Level Wages a Job? 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