Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – NOVEMBER 2024

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from October to November, 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 0.3 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 no change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek.  

Real average hourly earnings increased 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from November 2023 to 
November 2024. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in 
the average workweek resulted in a 1.0-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this 
period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.1 percent from 
October to November, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.3-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 were unchanged over the month due to the change in real average hourly 
earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

From November 2023 to November 2024, real average hourly earnings increased 1.3 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek 
resulted in a 1.3-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for December 2024 is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. 
(ET).