Wages just hit their highest level in a decade

Wages and salaries were up 2.9 percent in the 12 months through September, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Labor. That’s the biggest increase since September 2008.
Wages have been a sticking point in the nation’s economic recovery, rising at a sluggish pace despite robust growth in other economic metrics such as employment and participation in the labor force.Factory workers at the New Balance Shoe Factory operate machinery on July 20, 2017 in Lawrence, Mas