The 99% Got a Raise Last Year, But Not Enough to Dent Rising Inequality

(July 1) – Here’s the good news After getting short shrift for years after the recession, families in the bottom 99% of earners finally saw some noticeable income growth in 2015. Even adjusted for inflation, average incomes across that huge swath of households grew 4.7% from 2014. But don’t break out the champagne (or boxed wine) just yet. Everyone else–that is, those in the top 1%–saw their incomes grow nearly twice as fast, by 7.7%.