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Chapter III — The Divide

Output Tripled. Wages Stood Still.

Productivity index versus real hourly compensation, United States, 1970 = 100

100 200 300 100 127 168 219 275 347 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2024 Real wages · 121 INDEX, 1970 = 100
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