Labor's share of the nation's economic output fell to 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking it in 1947, even as corporate profits reached records.
US workers take home smallest share of income since 1947
Labor's share of the nation's economic output fell to 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking it in 1947, even as corporate profits reached records.
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