The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment officially goes into effect in December of each year -- so technically speaking ...

What's more, surveys have shown that Social Security checks are necessary for seniors to make ends meet. A poll from ...

Social Security beneficiaries have received annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) tied to a subset of the Consumer Price ...

The South Dakota Public Schools Coalition is worried the 1.25% budget increase for education goes against South Dakota ...

If you receive Social Security retirement benefits, more money should be coming your way this month. In October, the Social ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is a 2.5% increase. That means the monthly benefits checks for more than 72.5 million Americans will see their lowest annual bump in ...

Social Security's COLAs are determined based on CPI-W inflation, which has reaccelerated since the 2025 pay increase was calculated. Social Security benefits are arguably on track to lose buying ...

This adjustment is part of the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), which is calculated using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the Department ...

L&I calculates the minimum wage for the coming year using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). L&I compares the CPI-W ...

Maine's minimum wage will increase beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will go from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour, based on recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor ...

This is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which was up 3.6% year over year in May 2023. The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA ...