In today's Chart of the Day, Yahoo Finance host Julie Hyman explores this wage growth pattern, the factors shaping it, and what it means for consumer spending in relation to inflation.

The average wage earned by an American worker rose a sharp 0.5% in January, more than twice the typical increase. How come? Most likely because higher minimum wages kicked in in a number of states.

Costco just announced that all employees at its non-union stores will get a pay raise a day before employees at its 50 ...

(Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is ...