Friday, June 23, 2006

You Thought Minimum Wagers Had It Bad

You might have missed this back in January...

Wages up by Smallest Amount in Nine Years
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
January 31, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wages and benefits paid to civilian workers rose last year by the smallest amount in nine years, the [Labor Department] reported Tuesday. …. When inflation is considered, overall compensation fell by 0.3 percent, the first time there has been a decline since 1996.

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