From 1990 to 2007, wage inequality in the U.S. increased significantly. The bottom 90-95% went down. The top 5% went…

The real value of the federal minimum wage in 2011 dollars was $7.91 in the 1960s, $8.02 in the 1970s.…

Perhaps the highest-paying and most-secure jobs in banking can be found at the federal bank regulatory agencies, where average employee…

(Data from 2009) The wage gap with government professionals is clearly larger than the disparity shown for officials/ administrators earlier…

In a recent New Yorker magazine article, they cited a recent study that over 50% of the fast-food workers require…

How does our minimum wage compare to the rest of the world? Recently, intense global debate concerning wages has sprung…

American homeownership has been considered a prerequisite of living the American Dream. Yet over the past thirty years a concerning…

The value of the federal minimum-wage in 2011-dollars was $8.02 in the 1970s. After 1979, the minimum declined markedly. Even…

For low-income students and many moderate-income students the price of college can mean that paying for higher education may require…

Obama and Democrats in Congress want to raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, up from $7.25. Americans United for…

A new rule requiring corporations to report the pay difference between their CEOs and their median worker has many a…

Between 2009 and 2013, 35 percent of women's job gains have been in low-wage sectors -- like retail, fast food…

(Data from 2009) White people represent a large majority of the officials/ administrators in the government. While there is a…

Smoking certainly exacts its toll, not only on one's health, but also on one's wallet. More than simply the costs…

In Germany, auto workers get paid well and their companies still profit, destroying the myth that car companies have to…

Women are disproportionately represented in low-wage positions making up two-thirds of all minimum wage workers. Minority women are more likely…

Average hourly earnings of production and non-supervisory workers has risen at a 2.3% rate over the last year, compared to…

In January, 13 states increased their minimum wage. Four passed legislation raising wages. In the other nine, their minimum wage…

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a new report claiming that there is no STEM worker “shortage” after looking…

Real wages for 80 percent of workers have not gone up more than a trivial amount for at least three…

On the whole, labor compensation in the US retains stability over years. During the start of 2013 average earnings revealed…

The average hourly wage continues to increase at a 1.8 percent annual rate over the last three months. Interestingly, wages…

In 2012, Americans making under $20,000 a year together took home about $300 billion, almost the exact same amount of…

Recently, the under 18 year-old age group surpassed the 65 and older age group with the highest poverty rate by…

Because legislative initiatives increase the minimum wage, versus it following the yearly inflation rates, its 1968 real value, $10.70, was…

The labor market remains badly damaged from the Great Recession. In November 2013, the labor force participation rate was 63…