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Bob Menendez: “I think a tight labor market, forcing employers to offer higher and more competitive wages normally, that is not what we…”

On the recordMay 14, 2018
I think a tight labor market, forcing employers to offer higher and more competitive wages normally, that is not what we are seeing.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the lack of wage growth despite a tight labor market.

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