Young workers experienced more mild wage losses over the last year than older workers: Wage changes, by age group and gender, between April 2021 and April 2022

Workers, 16–24 Workers, 25+
Overall -0.8% -3.0%
Men -0.6% -2.9%
Women -1.1% -3.3%

Notes: April 2021 is the 12-month average wage for May 2020–April 2021; April 2022 is the 12-month average wage for May 2021–April 2022.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, https://microdata.epi.org.

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