Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – MAY 2022

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.6 percent from April to May, 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 an increase of 1.0 percent in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.7 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 decreased 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, from May 2021 to May 2022. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.9 percent in the average 
workweek resulted in a 3.9-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 0.5 percent from 
April to May, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.6-percent increase in average hourly 
earnings combined with an increase of 1.1 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners 
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.5 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings being combined with no change in average weekly hours.

From May 2021 to May 2022, real average hourly earnings decreased 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.6 percent in the average 
workweek resulted in a 3.0-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. 

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Real Earnings for June 2022 is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).