Wage growth—or lack thereof—continues to be a major issue plaguing the U.S. market, but are some industries faring better than others? New findings from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) reveal which industries have experienced some of the biggest increases—and biggest declines—in postrecession wage growth.
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The study was based on an analysis of labor market information aggregated from nearly 100 national, state, and local employment resources. From 2005 to 2015, the national average growth rate for earnings across industries was 2.1% with most of the growth taking place between 2006 and 2007. Since the start of the economic recovery in 2010, average earnings among salary workers have decreased by 0.1%.