Paul wrote: > > Real wages have risen, not fallen (wage SHARE of wages+profits has fallen > though) but I haven't got a quick link for real wages as calculated by the > SS formula. What Doug posted was yet another: issue wage RATE. Here is > the quote for Doug: > > >Real hourly earnings for all private sector workers: > > > >Jan 73 (high) to May 95 (low): -18.1% > >May 95 to Nov 03 (latest high): + 9.9% > >Nov 03 through Jan 05 (latest): - 1.0% > >latest vs Jan 73 peak: -10,8% > What is the difference between "real wages" "[real?] wage RATE"?
Carrol
