Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last?

The Economist, 2017: "A weaker dollar and an energy boom are pushing up pay...

"In 2015 median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 5.2%; in 2016 it was up another 3.2%. During those two years, poorer households gained more, on average, than richer ones. The latest development—one that will be of particular interest to Mr Trump—is that blue-collar wages have begun to rocket...

The Economist, 2017: "A weaker dollar and an energy boom are pushing up pay...

"In 2015 median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 5.2%; in 2016 it was up another 3.2%. During those two years, poorer households gained more, on average, than richer ones. The latest development—one that will be of particular interest to Mr Trump—is that blue-collar wages have begun to rocket...