US employment compensation up 0.3 percent in Q1

Published April 30, 2013 2:49pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ wages increased at a faster rate from January through March than the previous quarter, a trend that helped boost consumer spending at the start of the year. But their benefits barely grew.

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