{"id":771,"date":"2015-07-11T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T01:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njfac.wordpress.com\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:58:37","slug":"wage-stagnation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/wages-2\/wage-stagnation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wages and Wage Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Full Employment means not only a job but fair pay and benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paywizard.org\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do You Get a Fair Pay?<\/a> Check your salary<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/livingwage.mit.edu\/\">Living Wage Calculator,<\/a> MIT<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salary.com\/category\/salary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are you worth?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/resources\/budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Budget Calculator<\/a>, EPI 1\/24<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobqualityindex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job Quality Index\u00a0<\/a> Monthly assessing private job quality. It measures desirable higher-wage\/higher-hour jobs versus lower-wage\/lower-hour jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Median real weekly earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, private sector: Wages of production workers still not back to 1973<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 670px; height: 525px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/graph-landing.php?g=18kOh&amp;width=670&amp;height=475\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1248424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?graph_id=1248424<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wage Determination: <a href=\"https:\/\/paulkrugman.substack.com\/p\/arindrajit-dube-on-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/paulkrugman.substack.com\/p\/arindrajit-dube-on-wages&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782082288722000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Rf724Nj1xs4JGSNyHa-gs\">Arindrajit Dube on Wages interviewed by Paul Krugman, 6\/26<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.councilforthehomeless.org\/myths-facts-about-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poverty and homelessness,<\/a> Coalition for the Homeless<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/econofact.org\/work-and-poverty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econofact.org\/work-and-poverty&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729605032619000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20aneEPW8HCdI_vsfg_F8C\">Poverty<\/a> Finnigan &amp; Searl, UCAL, 11\/23<\/p>\n<header id=\"title-block-header\" class=\"quarto-title-block default\">\n<div class=\"quarto-title\">\n<p class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economic.github.io\/low_wage_workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How many low-wage workers are in the US?<\/a> <span id=\"ojs-element-id-1\"><span class=\"ojs-in-a-box-waiting-for-module-import observablehq\">19<\/span><\/span> million workers [14%] are paid less than $<span id=\"ojs-element-id-2\"><span class=\"ojs-in-a-box-waiting-for-module-import observablehq\">15<\/span><\/span> per hour, Zipperer, EPI 4\/23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2023\/06\/02\/idle-rich-baffled-by-poor-peoples-distaste-for-dangerous-low-paying-jobs.html\">Idle rich baffled by poor people&#8217;s distaste for dangerous, low-paying jobs,\u00a0<\/a> Frauenfelder, BoingBoing 6\/23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueprintlabs.mit.edu\/research\/the-unexpected-compression-competition-at-work-in-the-low-wage-labor-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market<\/a>, Autor, Dube, McGrew, 3\/23<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"15_-_hourly_earnings_growth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/15%20-%20Hourly%20earnings%20growth_4.png\" width=\"938\" height=\"688\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/15-hourlyearningsgrowth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/15-hourlyearningsgrowth<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy0634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Treasury Report Finds Corporate Concentration, Anti-competitive Practices Have Stifled Wages for Workers and Reduced their Power in the Marketplace<\/a> 3\/22<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/unequalpower\/publications\/wage-suppression-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identifying the policy levers generating wage suppression and wage inequality<\/a>, Mishel &amp; Bivens, EPI 5\/21<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/blog\/black-white-wage-gaps-are-worse-today-than-in-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black-white wage gaps are worse today than in 2000<\/a>,\u00a0 Gould, EPI 2\/20<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/the-avenue\/2019\/11\/21\/low-wage-work-is-more-pervasive-than-you-think-and-there-arent-enough-good-jobs-to-go-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Low-wage work is more pervasive than you think, <\/a>Ross &amp; Bateman, Brookings, 11\/19<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/The lost ones: The opportunities and outcomes of white, non-college-educated Americans born in the 1960s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The lost ones: The opportunities and outcomes of white, non-college-educated Americans born in the 1960s,<\/a> Borella et al, 5\/19<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodjobsfirst.org\/wagetheft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Theft Paycheck:\u00a0<\/a>A detailed analysis of federal and state court records shows that wage theft is pervasive in Corporate America. Good Jobs First, 6\/18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/the-state-of-american-wages-2017-wages-have-finally-recovered-from-the-blow-of-the-great-recession-but-are-still-growing-too-slowly-and-unequally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"title-presub\">The State of American Wages 2017<\/span><\/a><span class=\"subtitle\"> Wages have finally recovered from the blow of the Great Recession but are still growing too slowly and unequally, Gould, EPI 3\/18<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamiltonproject.org\/papers\/revitalizing_wage_growth_policies_to_get_american_workers_a_raise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revitalizing Wage Growth<\/a>: Policies to Get American Workers a Raise, Brookings, 2\/18<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__hed\" data-editable=\"overrideHeadline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/business\/2018\/01\/a-new-theory-for-why-americans-cant-get-a-raise.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Is It So Hard for Americans to Get a Decent Raise?<\/a> Weissman, Slate, 1\/18<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/best-boss-america-year-3-michael-wheeler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three years ago, this boss set a $70,000 minimum wage for his employees \u2014 and the move is still paying off.<\/a>\u00a0Wheeler 8\/<time datetime=\"2017-08-20\">17<\/time><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/union-decline-lowers-wages-of-nonunion-workers-the-overlooked-reason-why-wages-are-stuck-and-inequality-is-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"title-presub\">Union decline lowers wages of nonunion workers<\/span><span class=\"subtitle\">The overlooked reason why wages are stuck and inequality is growing<\/span><\/a><span class=\"subtitle\">, Rosenfeld et al, EPI 8\/16<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content__headline js-score\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2016\/jul\/07\/middle-class-struggle-technology-overtaking-jobs-security-cost-of-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Middle class&#8217; used to denote comfort and security. Not anymore<\/a> Quart, Guardian 7\/16<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/endoftheamericandream.com\/archives\/the-startling-truth-about-how-working-families-are-being-destroyed-by-this-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source: The Startling Truth About How Working Families Are Truly Faring In This Economy<\/a>, Snyder 6\/16<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poor Wages Send A Third Of US Manufacturing Workers To Welfare Lines In Order To Pay For Food, Healthcare<\/a>, Young, IBT, 5\/16<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/understanding-the-historic-divergence-between-productivity-and-a-typical-workers-pay-why-it-matters-and-why-its-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understanding the Historic Divergence Between Productivity and a Typical Worker\u2019s Pay<\/a>: Why It Matters and Why It\u2019s Real &#8212; Bivens &amp; Mishel 9\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/washwire\/2015\/09\/18\/the-typical-male-u-s-worker-earned-less-in-2014-than-in-1973\/\">The Typical Male U.S. Worker Earned Less in 2014 Than in 1973<\/a><\/strong>, WSJ Washington Wire, 9\/15<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/wage_stag1964-2014.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-996 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/wage_stag1964-2014.png\" alt=\"Real Wages 1964-2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/wage_stag1964-2014.png 640w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/wage_stag1964-2014-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/wage_stag1964-2014-508x300.png 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/files\/2014\/10\/Wage_stagnation.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/files\/2014\/10\/Wage_stagnation.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/economic-recovery-wage-growth-is-back-2015-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The missing puzzle piece of the global economic recovery is finally falling into place<\/a>, Bird 6\/15<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cepr.net\/if-employers-cant-find-workers-with-the-right-skills-why-dont-they-try-raising-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If Employers Can&#8217;t Find Workers With the Right Skills Why Don&#8217;t They Try Raising Wages?<\/a> Baker, 6\/14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raising America&#8217;s Pay<\/a>, EPI; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/raising-americas-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raising America&#8217;s Pay: Why It&#8217;s Our Central Economic Policy Challenge<\/a>, Bivens et al, EPI 5\/14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.levyinstitute.org\/publications\/a-decade-of-flat-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Decade of Flat Wages?<\/a> Rios-Avila &amp; Hotchkiss, Levy P 2014\/4, 6\/14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/minwage\/america.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minimum Wage Laws in the States &#8211; January 1, 2013 (en espa<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepr.net\/documents\/publications\/latino_union_sp_2008_09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00f1<\/a>ol)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofworkingamerica.org\/subjects\/wages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wage Data from State of Working America<\/a>, EPI, Mishel et al<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/wp295-assessing-job-polarization-explanation-wage-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessing the Job Polarization Explanation of Growing Wage Inequality, <\/a>Mishel et al, 1\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/2019\/08\/02\/unemployment-data-july-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Going Nowhere: Workers&#8217; Wages Since the Mid-1970s<\/a>, TCF, 1\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/10-year-decline-wages-college-graduates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 10-Year Decline in Wages for Most College Graduates<\/a>, Mishel, EPI, 10\/12<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepr.net\/documents\/publications\/latino_union_2008_09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay &amp; Benefits of Latino Workers<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepr.net\/documents\/publications\/latino_union_sp_2008_09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/ib348-trends-us-work-hours-wages-1979-2007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vast majority of wage earners are working harder,<\/a> and for not much more, Mishel 1\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/demo\/tables\/p60\/249\/table5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Median earnings for full-time male workers in 2013: $50,033<br \/>\nMedian earnings for full-time male workers in 1973: $52,421 [<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/demo\/tables\/p60\/249\/table5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013 dollars]<\/a> BLS, 1973 is the peak earnings year. For full-time women workers, the peak is 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full Employment means not only a job but fair pay and benefits. Do You Get a Fair Pay? Check your salary Living Wage Calculator, MIT What are you worth? Family Budget Calculator, EPI 1\/24 Job Quality Index\u00a0 Monthly assessing private job quality. It measures desirable higher-wage\/higher-hour jobs versus lower-wage\/lower-hour jobs. 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