81.   Sweeney acknowledges that he has no magic formula for raising wages.

82.   Teamsters say they want the firm to hire more full-time workers, pay closer attention to safety, raise wages, and make no changes in pensions.

83.   Still, UPS will be spending more to give full-time jobs to formerly part-time workers, and to raise wages for both categories of employees.

84.   That gives employers some leeway to raise wages, though not by very much.

85.   That is still a relatively low unemployment rate, but federal figures show that the competition for workers has not led businesses to raise wages significantly.

86.   That has some traders and investors concerned employers will have to compete for workers by raising wages, and will pass extra costs on to consumers.

87.   That has some investors fretting employers will have to compete for workers by raising wages, and will pass extra costs on to consumers.

88.   That means businesses have room to raise wages even more without sparking inflation, he said.

89.   That sparked concern employers will have to compete for workers by raising wages, and will pass extra costs on to consumers.

90.   The booming jobs market may force employers to compete for workers by raising wages.