Neil Irwin,Courtenay

Neil Irwin serves as the chief economic correspondent for Axios, where he covers the U.S. and global economies, the Federal Reserve, economic policy, financial markets, and their intersections. He is well-versed in analyzing these topics and providing insightful reports on their implications. Irwin's work often delves into pressing economic issues such as inflation, worker pay growth, and monetary policy. His articles are known for their clarity and depth of analysis, making them accessible to a wide audience.

Biography:  https://www.axios.com/authors/nirwin

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

85%

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  • Labor costs increased 4.2% on a year-on-year basis.
  • The Employment Cost Index (ECI) increased 1.2% last quarter.
  • Wages and salaries for all workers increased by 4.4% over the past year.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Labor Costs Surge in Q1 2024: Wages and Benefits Up 1.2%, Driven by Union Worker Gains and Healthcare Expenses

Labor Costs Surge in Q1 2024: Wages and Benefits Up 1.2%, Driven by Union Worker Gains and Healthcare Expenses

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 April 2024 Labor costs in the US surged by 1.2% in Q1 2024, marking the biggest quarterly increase in a year due to wage growth and benefits costs. Wages rose 4.4% annually, with unions seeing a stronger gain of 6.3%. Benefits costs also increased by 1.1%, driven by higher health insurance and retirement benefits for both public and private sector workers.