Women’s pay growth outpaces men’s, but still hasn’t caught up


WASHINGTON: Women saw faster wage growth than men this year amid a tight US labour market, according to newly compiled data from ADP Research Institute, although they still got paid more than 25% less on average.

The pace of pay increases for women surpassed that of men every single month since January. In August, women’s wages were up 7.8% from a year earlier, compared with 7.5% for men.

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