Surveys Suggest Pay Raises in 2025 Will Disappoint

Surveys Suggest Pay Raises in 2025 Will Disappoint
People wait in line for a job fair to open in Sunrise, Fla., on June 26, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Mark Gilman
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The U.S. jobless rate remained steady in December 2024. However, according to a pair of compensation studies released this month, current employees may have to wait awhile before they receive the raises that they might be expecting.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Jan. 28 that unemployment rates were predominantly stable in December 2024 across the United States. The national unemployment rate for the month was 4.1 percent, increasing by 0.3 percentage points from December 2023. The rate increased in six states and dropped in two, with no change in the remaining 42 states.
Mark Gilman
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