The U.S. just got a big pay raise. Why don’t we feel it?

Name: The U.S. just got a big pay raise. Why don’t we feel it?
Uploaded: 2016-09-14T00:00:55Z
Duration: P192S
Description: It’s a major issue on the campaign trail: American angst about jobs and wages. New census data from last year shows that for the first time in almost a decade, household incomes in the U.S. have gone up and the poverty rate has gone down. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at those numbers and at why many Americans feel like they are inconsistent with their experiences.

Clip: 09/13/2016 | 3m 12s

It’s a major issue on the campaign trail: American angst about jobs and wages. New census data from last year shows that for the first time in almost a decade, household incomes in the U.S. have gone up and the poverty rate has gone down. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at those numbers and at why many Americans feel like they are inconsistent with their experiences.

Aired: 09/13/16

Rating: NR

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The U.S. just got a big pay raise. Why don’t we feel it?

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