"wage" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But in Hudson, for example, wages still lag behind the state's average by almost 14 percent.
- But during the current recovery, wages have lagged inflation by 0.3 percent for 80 percent of the work force, generally defined as nonmanagers.
- "But the fact remains that since the latest economic expansion began in late 1982, wages have consistently lagged behind the rise in the cost of living."
- But others disagree, arguing that wages over the last five years have lagged behind increases in productivity and have barely kept up with inflation.
- Even with this booming economy, workers' wages are still lagging.
- Nationally, women's wages still lag behind men.
- Because employers don't have to raise wages to get workers, wages are lagging behind the cost of living.
- Economists believe wages will still lag behind price increases, but they fear that a push for higher pay could aggravate inflation.
- And even though wages have been lagging behind prices, total labor costs are rising, in large part because of higher health care costs.
- Where they do manage to obtain employment, their wages lag considerably behind those of their urban counterparts.
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