That's in part because wage growth hasn't been keeping up.
According to Bankrate's analysis, however, three industries' wage growth outpaced inflation.
That was retail, leisure and hospitality and accommodation and food services.
Here's why they fared better than other industries and whether or not experts think, big picture, inflation-proof industries actually exist.
But, at that point, workers didn't want to come back to retail, leisure and hospitality and accommodation and food services.
Persons:
it's, Sarah Foster, Talent.com, Harry Holzer
Organizations:
CNBC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, Georgetown University, Brookings
Locations:
U.S