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Real earnings for full-time workers from 1967 to 2011
Census Bureau
High unemployment isn't the only problem in the U.S. labor market.
More Jobs, Smaller Paychecks
Census Bureau
More Jobs, Smaller Paychecks
Census Bureau
After falling during the recession, the number of Americans with full-time jobs increased last year.
But median earnings for full-time workers fell. (Also: The wage gap between men and women did not change.)
And household income was stagnant across the income spectrum.
These figures, from a Census Bureau report released this morning, aren't surprising. But they are a reminder of the fact that, while high unemployment remains a big problem for the U.S. labor market, it's not the only problem. There's also a long-term stagnation in real earnings for people who have jobs.
On a less-grim note, the report also found that the percentage of Americans without health insurance fell last year. Here's more on that.
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