The average Social Security benefit for retired workers was $2,005 in June 2025. That figure would increase to $2,059 in the ...
Social Security benefits are set to rise in 2026. The SSA predicts a 2.7% COLA increase. Retirees and beneficiaries can ...
The Social Security Administration’s 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) promises to increase benefits for retirees, with ...
Back in July, the Social Security Board of Trustees released their estimate for the 2026 COLA and beyond as part of their ...
Here's the bottom line: Social Security recipients will continue to collect benefits during the federal shutdown, but the ...
The COLA is calculated by determining the percentage increase (if any) between the CPI-W for the third quarter of the current ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics — the agency that produces the monthly jobs report, the consumer price index, and other marquee economic data — had a $700 million budget in 2025. The White House has ...
Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8% next year, to $17.13 an hour, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries ...
The BLS report is considered the gold standard of labor data, and its omission or delay comes at a crucial time for the ...