Real wages for hourly workers are up nearly 2% in the first five months of Trump’s second term

[mudwhistle]

So after having your claim destroyed, you resort to a juvenile non sequitur to cover your embarrassment.

That's sad.

Op Eds aren't proof of anything other than the negativity of the authors.

 

[JohnDB]

Head to minus $2 a gallon. You are delusional.

I have zero idea why I'm delusional. I'm just stating facts. I don't think gas is gonna get below $2/gallon....nobody who produces it wants that. (Lotsa work and no money)

Gas is 2.79 a gallon here. It's 2.85 and 2.79 in the next town over. Ethanol free is $3.85/ gallon.

 

[JohnDB]

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I have zero idea why I'm delusional. I'm just stating facts. I don't think gas is gonna get below $2/gallon....nobody who produces it wants that. (Lotsa work and no money)

Gas is 2.79 a gallon here. It's 2.85 and 2.79 in the next town over. Ethanol free is $3.85/ gallon.

It's between $3.15 and 3.44 in the area here.

 

[sealybobo]

NIce job Trump voters. You've really helped the working class that the Democrats were crushing for four years.

Turns out this is a lie. Cherry picked. You do know the rich drive these numbers way up right?

Reports and analyses published in 2025 indicate that while real wages for workers without a college degree have seen some growth, the wage gap between them and college-educated workers continues to widen. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) noted in January 2025 that although low-wage workers experienced historically fast wage growth between 2019 and 2024, their pay is still "grossly inadequate to sustain families".
January 2025 EPI report found that between 2019 and 2024, low-wage workers saw wage growth of 15.3%, which helped to narrow the wage gap.

• Trump's actions on minimum wage: An August 2025 analysis by the Center for American Progress claimed that during his first term, the Trump administration used executive authority to "gut minimum wage protections" for millions of workers. In March 2025, after taking office, Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order that had increased the minimum wage for federal contractors. This action was described by the Center for American Progress as a move that "cut the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of workers".
• Administration claims: The Trump administration asserted that real wages for hourly workers grew by nearly 2% during the first five months of 2025, calling it the largest increase of its kind in nearly 60 years. These statements cited data from the Treasury Department.
• When adjusting for inflation, the more reliable BLS data showed that full-time workers' take-home pay rose by only about $26 during the first six months of 2025.
• In the first five months of 2025, one data analysis showed a 1.7% increase in real blue-collar wages, but year-over-year gains were reported at a more modest 1.2
• Some sources also contextualized the wage data, pointing out that Trump's second term began with a strong economic recovery already in progress. This contrasts with the economic downturn Joe Biden inherited at the start of his term, and critics suggest this context makes the comparison less meaningful.

 

[sealybobo]

Great news.

Fake news

• In the first five months of 2025, one data analysis showed a 1.7% increase in real blue-collar wages, but year-over-year gains were reported at a more modest 1.2
• Give credit to Biden
• Now prices are starting to go up. Eating away at the 1.2% raise you schlubs think you got.