In 2026, the Labor Economy becomes one of the most important sources of economic growth — not despite automation, but because of it. As intelligence scales, demand accelerates for human labor that cannot be abstracted away.
The December 2025 update of the “Wage to Wallet™ Index” reveals an economy that is no longer moving in a single direction, but splitting along a decisive fault line shaped by liquidity access, income timing and perceived opportunity. Produced in collaboration with WorkWhile and Ingo Payments,...
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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 the U.S. Labor Economy at a moment when small shifts in wages are delivering outsized consequences for spending, confidence and...
December 15, 2025
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October 27, 2025
The Labor Economy is a group of about 60 million essential workers who keep the service and supply systems in the United States moving. Get the Full Story Complete the...