Wage growth keeps slowing for job switchers as US labor market cools off

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The gap between wage gains seen from job switchers and job stayers is at its smallest margin in nearly three years, a welcome sign for a Fed looking for wage pressures to soften.

out Wednesday from ADP shows median year-over-year pay increases for job switchers fell to 9% in September, the slowest rate of growth since June 2021. At their peak, workers saw roughly 16% year-over-year pay increases on average, more than double that of those who stayed at their job.

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