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The Economics Daily

Real average weekly earnings up 4.7 percent from November 2019 to November 2020

December 17, 2020
Real average hourly earnings increased 3.2 percent from November 2019 to November 2020. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 1.5 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 4.7-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Full Text »

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Changes in consumer behaviors and financial well-being during the coronavirus pandemic: results from the U.S. Household Pulse Survey
Thesia I. Garner, Adam Safir, Jake Schild
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This Beyond the Numbers article explores how labor market trends in the South can give us a deeper understanding of business cycles and labor demand in the region and help businesses and workers make better informed decisions.
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