# U.S. workers' share of income falls to lowest since at least 1947

U.S. workers took home the smallest share of national income since at least 1947, according to the report. The decline shows economic gains increasingly flowing to capital rather than labor, with implications for inequality, wages, and household spending.

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### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://fortune.com/article/why-did-us-workers-just-take-home-smallest-share-of-capital-since-1947-lowest-ever-recorded/) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:20:31 +0000