Kai Risdahl

With the monthly jobs report comes a whole slew of other data of particular interest to us today.

With the monthly jobs report comes a whole slew of other data of particular interest to us today.

As we were talking about just a minute ago, up on top hourly wages compared to last year, up three and a half percent.

As we were talking about just a minute ago, up on top hourly wages compared to last year, up three and a half percent.

Not so bad.

Not so bad.

It's ahead of inflation, right?

It's ahead of inflation, right?

Month to month, though, since February, hourly worker wages eked up just two tenths of one percent.

Month to month, though, since February, hourly worker wages eked up just two tenths of one percent.

That is the slowest increase in nearly five years.

That is the slowest increase in nearly five years.

So short term, somewhat eyebrow raising.

So short term, somewhat eyebrow raising.

But as Marketplace's Kaylee Wells reports, economists are content to just wait and see what happens.

But as Marketplace's Kaylee Wells reports, economists are content to just wait and see what happens.

Should the war continue, there's a chance that real wage growth could go from slowing noticeably to outright contraction.

Should the war continue, there's a chance that real wage growth could go from slowing noticeably to outright contraction.

And the war in Iran for American households may mean it's staycation rather than a vacation this year.

And the war in Iran for American households may mean it's staycation rather than a vacation this year.