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The US Labor Department said wages grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in October, accelerating from a rate of 2.8% the month before.

The economy also added 250,000 jobs last month, beating expectations, while the jobless rate remained at 3.7%.

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Nominal wages growth means nothing without factoring in the inflation rate which I’m guessing will come in right around 3%, leaving a real wage growth number of .1% which would be far less than Obama’s numbers.  Sorry for spoiling y’alls fun time.  

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3 minutes ago, XC.Morrison said:

Nominal wages growth means nothing without factoring in the inflation rate which I’m guessing will come in right around 3%, leaving a real wage growth number of .1% which would be far less than Obama’s numbers.  Sorry for spoiling y’alls fun time.  

:lol:

”Nominal”.

“Thanks Obama!”

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1 minute ago, Zambroski said:

:lol:

”Nominal”.

“Thanks Obama!”

Yeah, it’s kind of like bragging that your car goes 67,140 mph, which sounds impressive but fails to factor in the fact that the earth is going 67,000 mph around the sun. Does that help?

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1 minute ago, XC.Morrison said:

Yeah, it’s kind of like bragging that your car goes 67,140 mph, which sounds impressive but fails to factor in the fact that the earth is going 67,000 mph around the sun. Does that help?

 

Just admit it , you haven't seen a pay raise in 15 years other than the time the boss asked you what color carpet that you wanted under his desk

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Just now, XC.Morrison said:

Yeah, it’s kind of like bragging that your car goes 67,140 mph, which sounds impressive but fails to factor in the fact that the earth is going 67,000 mph around the sun. Does that help?

Yes.  Yes it does.  :lol2:

 

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Add in inflation and how much is it. Needs to come up alot more really. Hopefully this trade shit works out. That will bump up demand enough to give a healthy goose to wages. 

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40 minutes ago, XC.Morrison said:

Here’s a handy chart showing the real wage growth numbers for anyone still confused:

 

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Democrats have taken credit for the economy ever since trump as been president...

 look at the big fall obama caused in wage growth in 09-10..  damn that was a big fall under Obama’s watch!!!

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1 hour ago, XC.Morrison said:

Nominal wages growth means nothing without factoring in the inflation rate which I’m guessing will come in right around 3%, leaving a real wage growth number of .1% which would be far less than Obama’s numbers.  Sorry for spoiling y’alls fun time.  

Inflation is almost doubled in the last 2 years

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56 minutes ago, BOHICA said:

Democrats have taken credit for the economy ever since trump as been president...

 look at the big fall obama caused in wage growth in 09-10..  damn that was a big fall under Obama’s watch!!!

that fall went almost to 2012.  Obama did so much for the country.

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2 hours ago, XC.Morrison said:

Yeah, it’s kind of like bragging that your car goes 67,140 mph, which sounds impressive but fails to factor in the fact that the earth is going 67,000 mph around the sun. Does that help?

Like the guys that would pile one performance part after another on their sled. They’d end up with something so blazingly fast that it was slow. 

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9 hours ago, XC.Morrison said:

Nominal wages growth means nothing without factoring in the inflation rate which I’m guessing will come in right around 3%, leaving a real wage growth number of .1% which would be far less than Obama’s numbers.  Sorry for spoiling y’alls fun time.  

Acording to NPR ( that's where the article comes from ) inflation is at 2 %.

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