US Workers See Modest Wage Increases as Energy Prices Squeeze

U.S. workers saw a more modest wage increase in March than anticipated, with wages trending upward by just 0.2%. “Average hourly earnings and hours worked both came in a bit light, arriving at a time when surging energy prices are effectively acting as an immediate gas-pump tax on consumers,” EToro U.S. investment analyst Bret Kenwell said (via FOX Business).