Wage growth slows but worst is yet to come

By Colin Brinsden, Aap Economics and Business Correspondent
Updated August 12 2020 - 2:56pm, first published 2:50pm
Wage growth is at its slowest rate since the ABS began collecting the data in 1997.
Wage growth is at its slowest rate since the ABS began collecting the data in 1997.

Wage increases have shrunk to their lowest level in over two decades and economists fear the worst is yet to come as the coronavirus fuels unemployment.

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