there was also big gains for women in march. a lot of us were very worried about were women going to be able to return to the workforce after this pandemic, and we re starting to see a lot of encouraging signs. the last time that looks really strong s wages continuing to take up. the average hourly earnings is up 5.6% in the last year. that obviously comes with a big asterisk, because of inflation being up 7.9%. so, people are still falling behind overall, although the biggest wage gains are coming from leisure and hospitality workers. they have seen nearly a 15% wage gain. they are outpacing inflation. these are workers who were paid less than $15 an hour before the pandemic. now, the average pay is 1750. that s still not great, but
were women going to be able to return to the workforce after this pandemic, and we re starting to see a lot of encouraging signs. the last time that looks really strong s wages continuing to take up. the average hourly earnings is up 5. 6% in the last year. that obviously comes with a big asterisk, because of inflation being up 7. 9%. so, people are still falling behind overall, although the biggest wage gains are coming from leisure and hospitality workers. they have seen nearly a 15% wage gain. they are outpacing inflation. these are workers who were paid less than $15 an hour before the pandemic. now, the average pay is 1750. that s still not great, but it s moving in the right direction.