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Real hourly earnings are currently 12% below the peak hit in December of 1978.
Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Real Manufacturing Hourly Earnings (May 2012 Dollars)
Monday, June 18, 2012
Peak Manufacturing Pay
The following chart shows the inflation adjusted average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory manufacturing employees (May 2012 dollars).
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Real hourly earnings are currently 12% below the peak hit in December of 1978.
Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Real Manufacturing Hourly Earnings (May 2012 Dollars)
Click to enlarge.
Real hourly earnings are currently 12% below the peak hit in December of 1978.
Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Real Manufacturing Hourly Earnings (May 2012 Dollars)
Not to worry--Uncle Benron has interest rates far below the peak of 1981 or so. Its what makes us our way of life SAFE!!
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