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REAL EARNINGS – APRIL 2021

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 0.7 
percent in average hourly earnings offset by an increase of 0.8 percent in the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.2 percent over the month due to no change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the average workweek.  

Real average hourly earnings decreased 3.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April 2020 to April 2021. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 2.3 percent in the average 
workweek resulted in a 1.4-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees were unchanged from 
March to April, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.8-percent increase in average hourly 
earnings offset by an increase of 0.8 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and 
Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings were unchanged over the month due to no change in real average hourly 
earnings combined with no change in average weekly hours. 

From April 2020 to April 2021, real average hourly earnings decreased 3.4 percent, seasonally adjusted. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 2.7-percent increase in the average 
workweek resulted in a 0.8-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for May 2021 is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).