<H3>• U.S. Real* Earnings – October 2014</H3>

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Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.1 percent from September to October, seasonally Adjusted. This result stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with no change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings increased 0.4 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from October 2013 to October 2014. This increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.6 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 0.9 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS *Note: Real earnings show the effect of inflation on your pay. If your salary went up by 2.1% over the year while the cost-of-living (CPI-U) rose 2.3%, then the “real” value of your salary fell by 0.2% [differences in some of the data are due to rounding and seasonal adjustment]. The figures reported here are earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted.

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