Stagnant Wages

Then
Senator James Couzens of Michigan:
"Notwithstanding the general assumption that wages were high, all available statistics show that during the years preceding the depression the increase in productivity per man was greater than the increase in wages. In other words, although the worker got more money, he produced still more goods. Somebody got the difference, and we all know who it was." (Ellis)

Now
Widening Gap Between Productivity and Wages
Low-Paying Jobs