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Paycheck problems may cause the 2024 salary trend to be at a halt

Wage growth might return to pre-pandemic levels if the Federal Reserve is able to navigate the economy to a so-called “soft landing,” according to a new analysis.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Overall wage growth slowed from 2.9% in August to 2.5% in September, Glassdoor found, as the overall hiring environment slowed and fewer workers quit.

Glassdoor's analysis said a few more months at that rate would pull wage growth back down to pre-pandemic levels.

It also projected wage growth should continue to slow over the coming months. The latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch backs that up. It found hourly earnings growth at small businesses clocked in at 3.56% in October, the fourth straight month hourly earnings growth fell below 4%, according to Paychex.

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