wages

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As incomes rise, wages must rise across the board; otherwise employees leave for higher-paying sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

In that time span, wages and salaries of private-sector workers rose about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

More than 30 parents have told BBC Your Voice they've experienced miscalculated child maintenance arrears, money wrongly taken from wages or bank accounts and lengthy court battles with the CMS.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In addition, wages adjusted for inflation are running negative, which tends to weigh on consumer spending with a lags in the data.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Said if they’d a-been borned with books for brains, they’d be makin’ bottom wages jest the same.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns