Jeremy Horpedahl: Average hourly wage doubled in two decades

Jeremy Horpedahl: Average hourly wage doubled in two decades
Hourly wage doubled, gas hit $4 in 2008

Jeremy Horpedahl notes that over the past 20 years, the average hourly wage has doubled, increasing from $16 to $32.

He also points out that a person living in 2006 would have already experienced $4 per gallon gas prices by 2008.

Horpedahl has previously noted that U.S. GDP per capita has increased by about $60,000 over time, surpassing gains in other nations (link). He also reported that while three quarters of Americans view their own finances positively, only a quarter assess the national economy as good (link). These earlier observations provide additional context to his recent comments on wage growth and fuel prices.

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