Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – DECEMBER 2025

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from November to December, 
seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an 
increase of 0.3 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.3 percent over the month due to no change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek.  

From December 2024 to December 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek 
resulted in a 1.1-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 0.2 percent from 
November to December, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.1-percent increase in average 
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage 
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

From December 2024 to December 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 0.9 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek 
resulted in a 1.0-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for January 2026 is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. 
(ET).