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Profits Soar While Workers' Share of Income Shrinks

Original: Profits Are Soaring. Workers’ Share of Income Is Sinking. https:// jacobin.com/2026/10/capital-la bor-share-income-power

A Jacobin analysis argues that corporate profits are rising even as labor's share of national income continues to fall. Together, labor and profits account for roughly two-thirds of gross domestic income, with rents, taxes and other items making up the rest. The piece frames the shrinking labor share as a shift of economic power toward capital, reigniting debate over wage stagnation and inequality.

Why now: Ongoing concern over wage stagnation and widening inequality as corporate profits climb.

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• Profits Are Soaring. Workers’ Share of Income Is Sinking. https:// jacobin.com/2026/10/capital-la bor-share-income-power Together labor and profits make up roughly two-thirds of gross domestic income; the remaining third is absorbed by rents, taxes, and a mix of other smaller… · jcolag · 6

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