https://www.marketwatch.com/livecov...h-seen-slowing-in-report-vital-to-fed-outlook
The spike in wages, however, has left more than a few economists unconvinced.
Other measures of worker compensation, including the more reliable employer cost index, show a pronounced deceleration in pay.
What happened in January? Cold weather prevented more people from working than usual, mostly in lower-paying service jobs.
If those people aren't counted, hourly earnings could be skewed by higher-paid employees.
"January saw stronger than expected wage growth, probably because winter weather shortened the average workweek for lower-paid hourly workers," said chief economist Bill Adams of Comerica Bank.
If Adams and other skeptics are right, the wage gains in January are likely to unwind in February.
