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American workers are finding their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, with their wallets ‘stretched thinner and thinner’

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Worker compensation grows slower than inflation for second straight quarter

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MarketWatchAmerican workers are finding their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, with their wallets ‘stretched thinner and thinner’
MarketWatchAmerican workers are finding their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, with their wallets ‘stretched thinner and thinner’

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