Blue-Collar Wages Surge Under Trump at Fastest Pace Since 1969

In just five months into his second term, President Donald Trump has delivered historic wage growth for America’s blue-collar workers the strongest since 1969.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Trump’s economic policies this week, revealing that real wages for nonsupervisory and production workers have surged by 1.7%. That might not seem like much, but it marks the highest growth in more than 50 years and the only time this has happened twice under the same president.

“Thanks to @POTUS’s pro-growth, America First policies, real wages for hourly workers are up nearly 2%,” Bessent wrote on X, adding that no other president has come close to such results.

This wage boom comes as inflation remains steady. May’s Consumer Price Index report showed only a 2.4% increase, beating Wall Street expectations and easing fears about tariff-driven inflation. Trump took to Truth Social to cheer the data, demanding a full-point rate cut from the Fed to lower interest payments on the national debt.

• Blue-collar wages grew 1.7% in just five months under Trump the fastest since 1969.

• Inflation remains controlled at 2.4%, below economists’ projections.

• Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” promises to raise average family take-home pay by as much as $13,300.

The White House is now pushing hard for the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping pro-growth package that aims to lock in these economic wins and further energize wage growth and job creation.

Bessent told Congress the bill could raise worker wages between $6,100 and $11,600 annually and warned of disaster if lawmakers fail to act. “It would be the largest tax hike in history,” he said, slamming Democrats for threatening the momentum with massive tax increases that would crush businesses and working Americans alike.

This is classic Trump economics in action: growth fueled by deregulation, pro-American trade, and a fierce defense of Main Street over Wall Street. While the Left continues to push failed tax-and-spend schemes, Trump is proving again that conservative, America-first policies lead to real results for real people.

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