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- The Midwest is falling behind other regions in terms of real wage growth.
- Median wage growth for the Midwest was just 0.4% from 2019 to 2022, compared to 5.7% in the Northeast.
- Declines in unionization and a lack of minimum wage raises have kept wage growth low.
The Midwest may have the lowest unemployment rate of any US region, but it's falling behind in raising wages for its workers.