You might end up with a thinner wallet next year despite growing economies

It’s not just in Egypt: US workers may take home a smaller share of the pie next year. A recent survey shows that companies are allocating smaller relative portions of their budgets to employee compensation as years go by — despite a booming economy — purely out of recession jitters, according to Bloomberg (watch, runtime: 1:02). “In 2017, companies set aside almost 16% of their budgets for total compensation packages. “By 2019, that number will be down about 1%,” the business information service says.