Real Earnings Summary
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REAL EARNINGS – OCTOBER 2019
All employees
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.2 percent from September to October,
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 0.4 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 the change in real average
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.
Real average hourly earnings increased 1.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, from October 2018 to October
2019. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the average
workweek resulted in a 0.9-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
September to October, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.2 percent over the month due to the decrease in real average
hourly earnings combined with no change in average weekly hours.
From October 2018 to October 2019, real average hourly earnings increased 1.9 percent, seasonally
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the
average workweek resulted in a 1.6-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
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Real Earnings for November 2019 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 11, 2019
at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
Last Modified Date: November 13, 2019