Job creation has slowed a bit from the torrid pace it set earlier this year. What hasn't been slowing, however, is wage growth. Average hourly earnings were up 5.6 percent in March, compared to a year ago.
In this tight labor market, there's intense pressure on employers to keep raising paychecks.
Even with wages rising as fast as they are, the average American's paycheck isn't keeping up with inflation. But many workers right now are getting raises that are well above average.
'I try to be direct -- if I want more money, I'll ask for more money,' said Bryan Redemske, an insurance adjuster in Omaha, Nebraska.
Redemske said when a rival firm made him a lucrative offer to jump ship, 'I presented that to my current employer, I said 'look, they're giving me a lot of money to do this job.'
