Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-14 23:18:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9A2822695459A2B750C20C096679ED34BB8DE94747B1581C132CAC0148E4697B
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The federal government’s data doesn't support this +3.5% claim. Inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings were $11.41 per hour in January 2021 when Biden took office (https://web.archive.org/web/20220224142521/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.t01.htm) and in its latest release (June 2023) is $11.05 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.t01.htm). This is a decline of 3.2%. The decline graphically: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=16Y5H
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