Table A-1. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted

Table A-1. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
	Sept. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Sept. 2026(p)
Real average hourly earnings(1)	$11.32	$11.31	$11.30	$11.24
Real average weekly earnings(1)	$387.10	$387.92	$388.75	$386.76
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	324.245	332.813	334.131	336.298
Average hourly earnings	$36.70	$37.64	$37.76	$37.81
Average weekly hours	34.2	34.3	34.4	34.4
Average weekly earnings	$1,255.14	$1,291.05	$1,298.94	$1,300.66

OVER-THE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	-0.5
Real average weekly earnings(1)	-0.1	0.1	0.2	-0.5
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.6
Average hourly earnings	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1
Average weekly hours	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
Average weekly earnings	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1

OVER-THE-YEAR PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	0.8	-0.1	-0.3	-0.7
Real average weekly earnings(1)	0.5	0.2	0.4	-0.1
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	3.0	3.3	3.4	3.7
Average hourly earnings	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.0
Average weekly hours	-0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6
Average weekly earnings	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.6
Footnotes (1) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to deflate the earnings series for all employees. (p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: October 14, 2026