• Atom@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Joe Biden finalized a 5.2% federal pay raise for many civilian employees for 2024. The highest in over two decades, with the second highest being last year’s.

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      11 months ago

      Sadly, the average inflation in 2022 was 8% and 2023 is 3.1% (so far). The raise start of 2023 was 4.1% so it doesn’t quite cover inflation.