Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – MARCH 2025

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.3 percent from February to March, 
seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an 
increase of 0.3 percent in average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.1 percent in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 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 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2024 to March 
2025. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.6-percent decrease in the average 
workweek resulted in a 0.8-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.2 percent from 
February to March, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average hourly 
earnings combined with no change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical 
Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.8 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a 0.6-percent increase in the average workweek.  

From March 2024 to March 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.6 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change 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 April 2025 is scheduled to be released on May 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).