Wonkbook: You're not getting a raise, and nobody knows why

By Ana Swanson The economy today has almost everything expe... | Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   Bloomingdale's employees and their supporters rally for wage increases in New York. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) By Ana Swanson The economy today has almost everything experts look for as a sign of health — new jobs are popping up around the country, the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in a decade, and consumer and business confidence is high. But one thing that really matters for workers has been stubbornly absent: strong wage growth. The pay that workers take home has risen a little since the depths of the recession, but not much. Once you factor in inflation, wages growth is so low that workers are hardly better off than they were a year ago. Over the past year, average hourly earnings have risen just 2.5 percent, according to Friday's report on April job growth. The trend is disappointing — and somewhat surprising. Read the rest on Wonkblog. Top policy tweets One White House staffer a few minutes ago: "Total and complete chaos -- even by our standards." — Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 10, 2017 ADVERTISEMENT   A Republican close to President tells me Trump has been increasingly isolated in recent days. Frustrated, avoiding major public appearances — Robert Costa (@costareports) May 10, 2017 Important @RonBrownstein: Nixon-era Rs overcame bipartisanship to uphold democracy. Rs being tested now to do same:https://t.co/uRdjBLxC5K pic.twitter.com/VpR3B7XiSQ — Lucia Graves (@lucia_graves) May 10, 2017 For those in mood for non-Comey news, Dave Brat had a town hall last night &, unsurprisingly, AHCA was topic du jour https://t.co/Us9fldYhp9 — Al Weaver (@alweaver22) May 10, 2017 Meanwhile, CBO says it expects to release an updated score on the revised AHCA in the week of May 22. — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 10, 2017 Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog Why the IRS puts white-nationalist groups in the same category as orchestras, planetariums and zoos This gives such organizations some big financial advantages. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   The Health 202 Your daily guide to Washington's health-care debate. Sign Up »         Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071