Showing posts with label Real wages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Real wages. Show all posts

18 March 2014

• U.S. Real Average Earnings – February 2014


Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.3 percent from January to February, seasonally adjusted. This increase stems from a 0.4 percent increase in average hourly earnings being partially offset by a 0.1 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings were unchanged over the month due to the 0.3 percent increase in real average hourly earnings being offset by a 0.3 percent decrease in the average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings rose 1.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from February 2013 to February 2014. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.9 percent decline in the average workweek, resulted in a 0.2 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

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20 February 2014

• U.S. Real Average Hourly Earnings Rise 0.1% – January 2014


Real* average hourly earnings rose 0.1 percent in January, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent and the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent.

Real average weekly earnings rose 0.1 percent over the month.

Real average hourly earnings rose 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from January 2013 to January 2014. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 0.4 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

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*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.


16 January 2014

• U.S. Real Earnings – December 2013


Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.3 percent from November to December, seasonally adjusted. This decrease stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings being more than offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings fell 0.5 percent over the month due to the decrease in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent decrease in the average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, from December 2012 to December 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent decrease in the average workweek, resulted in no net change in real average weekly earnings over this period.

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31 October 2013

• U.S. Real* Earnings – September 2013 [Inflation, wages, pay, salaries]


Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from August to September, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings being offset by a 0.2 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent over the month due to an unchanged real average hourly earnings and an unchanged average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings rose 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, from September 2012 to September 2013.

The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 0.9 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

Source: 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 1.2%, then the “real” value of your salary rose by 0.9% [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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18 September 2013

• U.S. Real Hourly and Weekly Earnings – August 2013


Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.1 percent from July to August, seasonally adjusted. This increase stems from a 0.2 percent increase in average hourly earnings being partially offset by a 0.1 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings rose 0.4 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings and a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings rose 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, from August 2012 to August 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 1.0 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

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16 August 2013

• U.S. Real Average Earnings – July 2013


Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.2 percent from June to July, seasonally adjusted. This decline stems from a 0.1 percent decrease in average hourly earnings and a 0.2 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings fell 0.5 percent over the month due to the decrease in real average hourly earnings and a 0.3 percent decrease in the average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings fell 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from July 2012 to July 2013. The decrease in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 0.1 percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.

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16 July 2013

• U.S. Real Earnings June 2013


Real average hourly earnings remained unchanged in June, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4 percent and the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent.

Real average weekly earnings fell 0.1 percent over the month.

See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS