【美国】我上涨的工资在哪儿？工资增长依然缓慢

Where's my raise?Wage growth still sluggish

More Americans arefinding jobs, and the unemployment rate is at a 16-year low. That is undeniablygood news.

But there is onenumber in the jobs report that remains frustratingly subpar: wage growth.

The governmentsaid Friday that average hourly earnings for workers rose 2.5% over the past 12months, to $26.36 an hour. That is good, but not fantastic.

Many economists,including members of the Federal Reserve, feel that wage growth of 3% to 3.5% ayear is healthier. That allows consumers to better keep up with inflation.

Wages were growingabout 3% a year just before the Great Recession began at the end of 2007, butthey have cooled since then. That could pose a problem for the economy.

Without higherwages, Americans may pull back on spending -- regardless of whether tax cutsare coming from President Trump and the Republican-led Congress.

越来越多的美国人正在找工作，而失业率也是16年来的最低点。这些无疑都是好消息。

但在就业报告中，仍有一个数字令人沮丧，那就是工资增长。

美国政府在周五表示，平均时薪在过去的12个月中上涨了2.5%，达到了每小时26.36美元。这个数据并不差，但也不是很出彩。

包括美联储成员在内的许多经济学家认为，每年工资增长3%至3.5%才是更健康的。这样可以让消费者更好地跟上通货膨胀的速度。

在2007年底经济衰退开始之前，工资每年增长约3%，但自那以后，工资增长速度就已经下降了。这一情况可能给经济带来问题。

没有更高的工资收入，美国人就有可能会削减支出--不管由特朗普总统和共和党领导的国会是否会削减税收。

 

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来源：http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/04/investing/jobs-report-wage-growth/index.html