A Thousand Words, Vol.1, Issue 9.

Nowadays, Americans are working longer hours to offset stagnant/lower hourly wage rates and the graph depicting the current hourly/weekly wage phenomenon can be seen here.


Jared Bernstein's companion story on the Fed's job report and the aforesaid graph can found here.


The graph in this post complements well the information presented here.

Thought for Today

"Indeed, work — once the pathway to a rising standard of living — has become for many a route to downward mobility."

"Been Down So Long ... ." Editorial. The New York Times 2 December 2011, online edition.