Real Earnings Summary

Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until	                      USDL-26-1686
8:30 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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REAL EARNINGS – OCTOBER 2026
All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from September to October, seasonally 
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.4 
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 were unchanged over the month due to no change in real average hourly 
earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

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*  This release usually includes an over-the-year analysis of changes to real earnings. BLS could not  *
*  collect the relevant Consumer Price Index data for the October 2025 reference period due to a lapse *
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Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.1 percent from 
September to October, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.4-percent increase in average 
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage 
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.3 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek.


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The Real Earnings news release for November 2026 is scheduled to be published on Thursday, 
December 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).