Wagepoint’s 2026 report finds median hourly pay rose 27% from 2019 to 2025, while part-time roles declined and Gen Z’s share of small-business workers more than doubled.
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Wages among small and medium-sized businesses rose 4.2 per cent year-over-year in April, compared with inflation of 2.4 per cent, even as overall SMB employment declined 0.9 per cent nationally.