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August 27, 2013

Median Income 6% Below Pre-Recession Level; Wages Down for Majority Since 2007 
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New figures show median household income in the United States remains 6
percent below pre-recession levels. A study from Sentier Research shows
although median income has increased for two years, it is still $3,400
below the levels of December 2007. A new study, meanwhile, from the
Economic Policy Institute finds wages declined for the bottom of 70
percent of money-earners over the same period, even though productivity
was up 7.7 percent.

 

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