• Connecticut’s Average Wages: April 2012

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Average hourly earnings at $28.51, not seasonally adjusted, are now up thirty cents, or 1.1%, higher than last April. Click on chart to enlarge The resulting average private sector weekly pay estimate was $977.89, up $27.21, or 2.9% over the year. CTDOL says, "This compared favorably to the change in the Consumer Price Index – For All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) since last April (2.3%)." [Which is true if you're willing to disregard the fact that employees had to work longer hours to stay up with the CPI.] Source: CTDOL

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