What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 19 Nov 2025? "Wages for hourly workers are rising at the fastest pace in…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
Wages for hourly workers are rising at the fastest pace in 60 years
Not the fastest in 60 years. Hourly workers' pay rose 4.0% in the year to August 2025, slower than the 7.0% pace in early 2022.
Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers were up 4.0 percent over the year in August 2025, the latest month published when he spoke. Three years earlier they had risen faster: 7.0 percent in January and March 2022 (BLS, series CES0500000008, 12-month percent change).
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- Remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
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