Regarding wages, the report indicated that average hourly earnings of workers have been up 4.6{b65f5d6d6d519c0954b2ab3b15d02806e53b5e138b4955adef66d08dc21b3c53} from a 12 months earlier. Given that inflation is operating barely above that level, which means actual (inflation-adjusted) wages have declined—which is not what one would expect within the midst of a labor shortage. Interestingly, wages in the leisure and hospitality sector have been up 10.8{b65f5d6d6d519c0954b2ab3b15d02806e53b5e138b4955adef66d08dc21b3c53} from a yr earlier, indicating that companies in this trade are boosting compensation to find a way to lure reluctant staff. However, wages in the massive retail sector were up only three.9{b65f5d6d6d519c0954b2ab3b15d02806e53b5e138b4955adef66d08dc21b3c53} from a 12 months earlier.
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