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Regressive tax bill may offset rising US minimum wages

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UNITED STATES

Minimum wages rose in 22 states in 2017, adding impetus to rising wages for the lowest earners after years of stagnation

Wages in EU's East will not catch up with West soon

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EASTERN EUROPE

EU11 labour costs have climbed in the past decade but at current rates will not reach the EU28 average until the 2040s

Workforce shrinkage will not inevitably push wages up

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INT

Potential workforces are shrinking as populations age and labour participation falls or stagnates in major economies

Tunisian public wage bill will limit state investment

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TUNISIA

Tunis is wary of cutting state jobs -- and thus its salary burden -- which is hampering capital expenditure

US healthcare cost falls will boost competitiveness

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US/CANADA

Rising healthcare costs have been one of the main downward pressures on wage growth in the United States

This downturn will be more job-rich than past slumps

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INT

Employment recovered far faster from the pandemic global recession than past crises, and remains historically strong

Policy can prevent productivity pay gaps proliferating

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INT

The widening US productivity pay gap, where GDP gains are paid to workers less and less, is not replicated globally

Russia’s high employment masks widespread poverty

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RUSSIA

The ‘working poor’ are far more common among state employees than in the private sector

Dynamic UK economy will continue to need immigrants

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UNITED KINGDOM

A tightening UK labour market has jobs for UK-born as well as foreigners

New-style Russian protests will need careful handling

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RUSSIA

President Vladimir Putin can ignore most local labour disputes but nationwide movements are less easy to crush