Economic snapshot
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Growing economy, stagnant wages
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Job growth up, job quality down
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NAFTA-related job losses have piled up since 1993
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Fast growth for profits, slow growth for wages and benefits
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New plan fails half of elderly in 2006
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Unemployment level of college grads surpasses that of high-school dropouts
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U.S. economy still showing signs of slack
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U.S. NAFTA trade deficit surging again
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Still no recovery in wage and salary income
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China’s currency manipulation and U.S. trade