Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment rate remains at 3.7%

Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by CapitalTntcls on Friday February 02, 2024 @10:13AM (#39229492)

Last years inflation was 10% in my country. I only got 3% raise because having higher raise would "increase inflation". I'm still able to afford my lifestyle but I don't have the same from 4 years ago.

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by alephnerd on Friday February 02, 2024 @10:16AM (#39229533)

> Last years inflation was 10% in my country

This is a conversation about America, not your country.

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by lotsofpulp on Friday February 02, 2024 @01:58PM (#39232696)

> I only got 3% raise because having higher raise would "increase inflation".

You only got 3% because you were not able or willing to find a buyer to give you more than 3%. Any other reason is just the buyer being polite.

Obviously, this works both ways too.

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Re:Payroll employment rises by 353K in January; unemployment... by eru on Friday February 02, 2024 @08:57PM (#39236915)

Which country is that? And who made that excuse that you quoted about inflation? That sounds like something that would be very weird for a private employer to say; so I assume you might be in the public sector, or something with very highly regulated wages?

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