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Paychecks Outpace Inflation for Fifth Straight Quarter
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:38 pm
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American workers saw their inflation-adjusted pay increase for the fifth consecutive quarter, providing continued relief on household budgets even as the pace of compensation growth moderates from pandemic-era peaks.
Total compensation for private-sector workers rose 3.5 percent in the 12 months ending in September, while inflation increased roughly 3 percent over the same period, according to the Employment Cost Index released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That left workers with real purchasing power gains of 0.6 percent for wages and salaries and 0.5 percent for total compensation including benefits.
The quarterly data showed wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent in the three months ending September 30, matching the pace of total compensation growth. Benefits, which include health insurance and retirement contributions, also rose 0.8 percent during the quarter.
The 3.5 percent annual increase represents a significant moderation from peaks above five percent in late 2022. However, workers are in a stronger position now than during that earlier period, when inflation was running at 6 percent or higher, eroding purchasing power despite the faster nominal wage growth. The current pace marks the slowest compensation growth since early 2021, but it’s also one of the few periods since the pandemic where paychecks have consistently outpaced price increases.
Its even more since inflation is actually at 2.2%
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Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:40 pm to SDVTiger
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Paychecks Outpace Inflation for Fifth Straight Quarter
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:52 pm to SDVTiger
Just getting started!
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:53 pm to W2NOMO
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Daddy’s home!
There is a certain poster tearing apart his State Run attic and a lawyer screaming at the walls of his double wide right now
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:54 pm to SDVTiger
U.S. inflation rates(using most up to date CPI data):
3% right now
9.1% peak under Biden
Average annual rate of inflation 1990-2020 2.3%
and the real inflation rate right now could be lower than that.
Sounds like we’re headed in the right direction.
My dumbass coworker said “well prices are still going up”. I tried explaining to him that prices overall hardly ever go down. That the best you can hope for is the rate of increase going down, but that was way over his head.
3% right now
9.1% peak under Biden
Average annual rate of inflation 1990-2020 2.3%
and the real inflation rate right now could be lower than that.
Sounds like we’re headed in the right direction.
My dumbass coworker said “well prices are still going up”. I tried explaining to him that prices overall hardly ever go down. That the best you can hope for is the rate of increase going down, but that was way over his head.
This post was edited on 12/10/25 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:56 pm to SDVTiger
Look at the downvotes. Lol
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:59 pm to Undertow
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:07 pm to Jbird
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Look at the downvotes. Lol
They are so mad
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:08 pm to SDVTiger
fricking clowns are the same muh Epstein bitches. Lol
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:11 pm to Jbird
Its all the hard core "conservatives" like Roger and frogtard
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:15 pm to Jbird
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Look at the downvotes. Lol
I bet I can guess the first. His name here rhymes with CuckertheTDSer.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:24 pm to SDVTiger
Can you post a link to the data please? I’d be interested if this is broken out by income brackets or something similar to tell which segment of “private-sector workers” have seen their wages increase
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:25 pm to Fuzzy Dunlop
Only the rich are winning!
Amiright?
Amiright?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:29 pm to SDVTiger
Someone recently stated,
Seems like we do, and unemployment at 4 4% according to Sept numbers.
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If only we had a healthy job market
Seems like we do, and unemployment at 4 4% according to Sept numbers.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:40 pm to Jbird
Seems like that would be an important detail that a serious study would look into
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:43 pm to SDVTiger
link please
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:28 pm to SDVTiger
Source? Trump is serving Biden’s second term with his gaslighting about the economy.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:29 pm to SDVTiger
No source for the quote you posted? Link?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:14 pm to LSURussian
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The Employment Cost Index, favored by Federal Reserve policymakers because it controls for shifts in the types of jobs people hold, provides a clearer picture of pure wage pressure and labor market health than other measures. Unlike average hourly earnings data, the ECI isolates how much employers are raising pay for the same positions rather than reflecting changes in employment mix.
Regional Variation in Pay Gains
The data revealed substantial geographic differences in compensation growth. Workers in the Miami metro area saw 12-month pay increases of 5.7 percent, while those in Seattle received 4.7 percent more. By contrast, the Washington, D.C. area recorded just 2.2 percent compensation growth, the slowest among major metropolitan regions tracked.
Manufacturing workers saw wages rise 3.6 percent annually, while education and health services workers experienced 3.9 percent growth. Union workers continued to see faster pay gains than non-union employees, with increases of 4.5 percent versus 3.5 percent respectively.
The report’s release was delayed more than five weeks due to the federal government shutdown that lasted from late September through mid-November. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that data collection was interrupted before the shutdown began, and survey response rates decreased for the September quarter.
They didnt have a paywall
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/12/10/paychecks-outpace-inflation-for-fifth-straight-quarter/
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