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U.S. workers are seeing wage growth outpace inflation across all 56 metropolitan areas tracked by ADP Research. Buffalo, New York, recorded the fastest growth, with gross wages rising 6.4% year over year in August. Nationally, median gross pay increased 4.7%, exceeding July’s 3.4% inflation rate, although base pay rose only 3.2%. Louisville, Kentucky, posted the slowest wage growth at 3.9%. Construction workers led all industries, with median wages rising 5.6% through August, driven partly by demand from AI data-center construction and worker shortages. Meanwhile, information-sector employees experienced weaker raises, reflecting growing concerns about AI-driven workplace disruption.
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