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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL- 25-0787 8:30 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Technical information: (202) 691-6555 * cesinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov REAL EARNINGS – APRIL 2025 All employees Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged 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 an increase of 0.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent over the month due to no change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek. From April 2024 to April 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek resulted in a 1.7-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Production and nonsupervisory employees Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.1 percent from March to April, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.3-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 increased 0.1 percent over the month due to the change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek. From April 2024 to April 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 2.2-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. ___________ Real Earnings for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on June 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).