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June 18, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Real earnings in May 2012

Over-the-month change in real average hourly earnings for all employees, seasonally adjusted, May 2011–May 2012
Month Percent change

May 2011

0.0

Jun 2011

0.0

Jul 2011

0.1

Aug 2011

-0.4

Sep 2011

-0.1

Oct 2011

0.2

Nov 2011

0.0

Dec 2011

0.1

Jan 2012

-0.1

Feb 2012

-0.2

Mar 2012

-0.1

Apr 2012

0.1

May 2012

0.3

These data are featured in the TED article, Real earnings in May 2012.

 

 

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