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Blue-collar wage growth under Trump sees largest increase in nearly 60 years, Treasury sec reveals on Pod Force One

  • Blue-Collar wage growth reached nearly 2% in the first five months of President Donald Trump’s second term, marking the strongest increase in 60 years, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
  • Bessent attributed the wage growth to Trump’s America First policies, which limit migrant inflow and affect the labor market.
  • A report from The Conference Board warned that mass deportations could lead to labor shortages in sectors reliant on non-citizen labor.
  • Business groups acknowledge that immigration has historically suppressed wages and warn of labor shortages in industries reliant on non-citizen workers.
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Workers in the United States have experienced a real wage growth of almost 2% in the first five months of President Donald Trump's second term, the largest increase in the first five months of any Administration in nearly 60 years, according to Treasury Department data. Read more]]>

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PJ Media broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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