Record high job openings and extremely low employment have not stopped workers from losing ground due to inflation running at a 39-year high, data from the Labor Department showed Wednesday.
Wage gains weakened in December even as inflation likely accelerated, pushing workers even further behind and making meeting it tougher for millions of American families to meet their household needs.
Challengers say the admin. exceeds its authority in requiring Covid-19 vaccines or testing at large employers, and mandating vaccines for health care workers.