The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that real wages rose for the first time this year in March , climbing up 0.2 percent. In January and February, wages lost around 0.4 percent of their purchasing power, meaning that the figures from March offset half of what has been lost so far in 2023. From March 2022 to March 2023, the number of hours worked each week fell from 39.9 to 33.1, Compared to this time last year, weekly earnings have fallen 0.7 percent, and as noted by the BLS, 'combined with a decrease of 0.

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