Why you should be getting ready to ask for a raise

Over the next year, workers should finally start feeling the effects of the recovery

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The October jobs report released Nov. 7 was met with a lukewarm response. Payroll gains totaled 214,000 jobs, down from the 240,000 average of the last five months. The average workweek was slightly longer. Wage pressure remains tepid, running at a 2 percent annual rate.

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