Trump has erased all the wage gains of his term

Average private-sector hourly earnings in May 2026 dollars

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Private sector average hourly earnings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics CES, deflated by CPI-U. October 2025 CPI equal to September-November 2025 average.

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