Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – AUGUST 2023

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.5 percent from July to August, 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 0.6 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 a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek.  

Real average hourly earnings increased 0.5 percent, seasonally adjusted, from August 2022 to August 
2023. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the 
average workweek resulted in a 0.3-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 0.6 percent from 
July to August, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average hourly 
earnings combined with an increase of 0.8 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 being combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek.  

From August 2022 to August 2023, real average hourly earnings increased 0.9 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 0.4-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for September 2023 is scheduled to be released on October 12, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. 
(ET).