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Economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal and proud Washington Post alumna. Previous stints in D.C, NY, London & Moscow.

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Paycheck boost gives low-income workers a breather

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By Jeanne Whalen Verified, Justin Lahart Verified
| MSN Verified
Working-class Americans have experienced a paycheck bump in recent months after tax breaks and some signs of faster earnings growth, certain data suggest, a welcome development for households that have been struggling with inflation and stagnant wages. An improvement in the finances of working people at the lower end of the economic scale might help explain why their spending on both essentials and discretionary items has accelerated recently, some economists said.
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Paycheck Boost Gives Low-Income Workers a Breather

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By Jeanne Whalen Verified, Justin Lahart Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Data suggest some good news for working-class Americans, who have been squeezed for years by rising inflation and soft pay growth July 23, 2026 10:42 am ET Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Change in usual weekly earnings of full-time workers from a year earlier, by earnings​percentileSource: Labor DepartmentNote: 4Q 2025 data unavailable as a result of government shutdown.
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What Trump Voters Say About the Economy Now

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By Jeanne Whalen Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Support among some voters has fallen off, alongside an overall declining approval rating on the economy; others give the president high marks Drivers refuel their vehicles at a gas station in Los Angeles earlier this month. Mark Abramson/Bloomberg News Around 40% of voters in the 2024 election said the economy was their top issue, far outstripping any other matter. And those voters favored Donald Trump by 60% to 38%.
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