The Fed survey reported only moderate wage and price increases, with the exception of health-care and energy costs.

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Most districts also reported labor markets as unchanged or slightly weaker, compared with the last survey period, and that wage pressures were generally modest.

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For those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

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This view is based on the household survey, he said, which showed employment of private sector wage and salary workers rose 319, 000.

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The survey covers full- and part-time workers who are paid a wage or salary.

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You're likely to be hearing that question quite a lot in the coming days, with a KPMG survey today showing that nearly 5 million UK workers earn less than a living wage, and politicians and activists across the country gearing up for Living Wage Week from 4-10 November.

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