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Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies

Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies
Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies
December 08, 2025  |  Economy

The 60 million workers who form the human infrastructure powering the U.S. economy are increasingly scraping just to get by. Yet this cohort, which PYMNTS Intelligence...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Shoppers Outspend Income as Sentiment Drops
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Shoppers Outspend Income as Sentiment Drops
December 05, 2025  |  Economy

Two reports released Friday (Dec. 5) showed a consumer economy that remains active and alert but increasingly pressured. Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis...

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Job Cuts Climb as Labor Economy Workforce Trades Down
Job Cuts Climb as Labor Economy Workforce Trades Down
December 04, 2025  |  Economy

A trio of labor reports, spanning government, private sector data and PYMNTS Intelligence findings, shows that uncertainty is rising among hourly workers even as their...

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Gen Z Faces Financial Stress as Hourly Wages Lose Ground
Gen Z Faces Financial Stress as Hourly Wages Lose Ground
December 02, 2025  |  Economy

How your job pays you as an employee is important. Half of Generation Z workers earn hourly wages, according to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Income Instability Is...

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Retail Sales Stalled in September; eCommerce Took a Hit
Retail Sales Stalled in September; eCommerce Took a Hit
November 25, 2025  |  Retail

U.S. Census Bureau data on consumer spending is flowing again after the government shutdown, and the latest numbers give a clearer picture of how households...

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IRS Clarifies How to Claim ‘No Tax on Tips’ Deductions
IRS Clarifies How to Claim ‘No Tax on Tips’ Deductions
November 21, 2025  |  Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance that it said clarifies how to claim deductions associated with the “No Tax on Tips” law. The...

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Hourly Wage Drop Foreshadows a $14B Hit to Consumer Spending
Hourly Wage Drop Foreshadows a $14B Hit to Consumer Spending
November 21, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

The “Wage to Wallet™ Index: Wage Volatility’s $14B Consumer Spending Gap,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments, offers a detailed look inside...

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Chime Workplace Integrates With UKG’s Human Resources Platform
Chime Workplace Integrates With UKG’s Human Resources Platform
November 04, 2025  |  Financial Inclusion

UKG, a platform for human resources, pay and workforce management, added Chime’s financial wellness suite, Chime Workplace, to its UKG Marketplace. The move makes Chime...

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