Slowdown in labour growth a boon for US workers

Companies will have to pay a premium in the future to get the people they want with the skills they need to keep expanding their businesses

Published Tue, Jul 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    AMERICAN workers may be on the cusp of grabbing a bigger bite of the economic pie after decades of getting fewer and fewer crumbs.

    A significant slowdown in labour-force growth in the US, China and elsewhere will put a premium on finding workers in the years ahead. Companies will have to pay up to get the people they want with the skills they need to keep expanding their businesses.