US Wage Growth Best in 60 Years

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

In President Donald J. Trump's first five months in office, real wages for hourly workers have seen their largest increase under any administration in nearly 60 years " and we're just getting started with pro-growth, pro-prosperity policies that finally put America First.

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Blue-collar workers have seen real wages grow almost two percent in the first five months of President Trump's second term " a stark contrast from the negative wage growth seen during the first five months of the Biden Administration.

The New York Post notes: "Since Richard Nixon in 1969, Trump has been the only president to record positive growth for blue-collar workers in his first five months. He also achieved 1.3% in his first term ... The recovery from a 1.7% decline recorded in Biden's first five months, as inflation outpaced earnings, suggests a shift in economic conditions for this financially stressed segment of the workforce."

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Personally, I don't care if the streets are paved with gold. Fascism is not worth it. I prefer people over profits.

#1 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2025-06-18 05:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Source: WH press release.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-18 05:57 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 5

Trump data. No reason to trust the Liar.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-18 10:24 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

If your source is from the most corrupt administration in history, your story is bunk

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-06-18 10:29 AM | Reply

No reason to trust the Liar.

I'm sure Grok backs it up. :-)

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-18 10:33 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Where is the actual data?

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-06-18 10:33 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Wait wait wait, you mean a POTUS inheriting a good economy is likely to have better metrics than a POTUS inheriting a bad economy?

Surely that's not the reason they cherry picked the data the way they did...right?

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-18 10:35 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

www.epi.org

The real picture when you don't cherry pick the s*&^ out of the data...

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-18 10:37 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Wait wait wait, you mean a POTUS inheriting a good economy is likely to have better metrics than a POTUS inheriting a bad economy?"

You mean the "good" economy where real wages declined over 4 years so Americans are poorer today? That economy?

#9 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-06-18 10:51 AM | Reply

"Declined"

From the spike caused by emerging from the pandemic back to historical levels that are well above those seen following 2008...

In an economy that was inherited by the current s(*&stain in office who failed when real leadership was necessary...

Sit down, Junior. You're out of your depth.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-18 11:22 AM | Reply

#I0. You are clearly knowledgeable about mucus. When it comes to economics you are pretty bad. You are certainly not in any in if position to condescend when it comes to economics.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-06-18 12:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"When it comes to economics you are pretty bad."

You're joking, right?

Look at the economy Trump was handed the first time, versus the dumpster fire he handed off.

Similarly, look at "envy of the world" economy Biden handed to Trump, and the schittshow he's turned it into since.

Now go ahead...enlighten us regarding your economic theories.

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-18 12:31 PM | Reply

You're joking, right?

He's a troll, looking to get fed.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-18 12:32 PM | Reply

Shutting down most of the economy due to a goal pandemic resulted in bad economic output?

What a shocker!!!

To the extent that POTUS policies affect our current economic output the results are mixed. Cutting bad regulations and expanding access to natural resources certainly drives growth but it's being at least partially (if not more) offset by the imposition of tariffs.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-06-18 12:35 PM | Reply

This article is a White House press release, and has nothing to do with reality.

It's literally propaganda for deplorable Trump supporters to consume.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-18 12:43 PM | Reply

Celebrating a 1.7% increase when inflation is running 2.6% is like praising the band playing on the deck of the Titanic.

#16 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-06-18 01:08 PM | Reply

When it comes to economics you are pretty bad. You are certainly not in any in if position to condescend when it comes to economics.

#11 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

All I did was read a graph, sport.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-18 01:19 PM | Reply

Cutting bad regulations and expanding access to natural resources certainly drives growth

Bulls^*%.

tradingeconomics.com

If you remove the clear outliers in 2020 and draw a trend line, it will be horizontal.

You're spreading a lie that righty economic policy is better for growth despite a simple graph and some basic analytical skills proving that to be pure garbage.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-18 01:24 PM | Reply

You're spreading a lie

Every chance he gets.

#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-06-18 01:44 PM | Reply

What a ------- clown.

#20 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-18 02:34 PM | Reply

My company just informed me that I, along with most people on my team, will not be receiving a pay increase. We also just laid off people for only the third time in the past 30 years. Things are feeling an awful like 2008 again based on my personal experience.

#21 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-06-18 03:09 PM | Reply