US salaries recover faster than jobs

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In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now earning the same amount in wages and salaries that they did before the virus struck—even with nearly 9 million fewer people working. The turnaround in total wages underscores how disproportionately America’s job losses

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