Real Earnings
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REAL EARNINGS * APRIL 2013
All employees
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.5 percent from March to April, seasonally
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.2
percent in average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Real average weekly earnings was unchanged over the month due to the increase in real average hourly
earnings being offset by a 0.6 percent decrease in the average workweek.
Real average hourly earnings rose 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April 2012 to April 2013. The
increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent decrease in the average workweek,
resulted in a 0.5 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Production and nonsupervisory employees
Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.6 percent from
March to April, seasonally adjusted. This resulted from an increase of 0.1 percent in average hourly
earnings combined with a 0.5 percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month due to the increase in real average
hourly earnings more than offsetting a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek.
Real average hourly earnings rose 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April 2012 to April 2013. The
increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a
0.8 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
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Real Earnings for May 2013 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Last Modified Date: May 16, 2013
