More like the last 50 years.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/08/07/for-most-...
"For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades"
The TL;DR is that in 1964 the average hourly wage was $20.27. As of 2018, average hourly wage was $22.65.
Over 50 years that’s a decent amount of growth. Obviously it could be better but it’s not nothing.
Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N
In practice, I think this shows why economic statistics are borderline lies.
More like the last 50 years.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/08/07/for-most-...
"For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades"
The TL;DR is that in 1964 the average hourly wage was $20.27. As of 2018, average hourly wage was $22.65.