Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – SEPTEMBER 2026

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.5 percent from August to September, 
seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an 
increase of 0.1 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 0.5 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

From September 2025 to September 2026, real average hourly earnings decreased 0.7 percent, 
seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.6-percent increase in 
the average workweek resulted in a 0.1-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this 
period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 0.6 percent from 
August to September, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average 
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.7 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 combined with no change in the average workweek.

From September 2025 to September 2026, real average hourly earnings decreased 0.6 percent, 
seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 
percent in the average workweek resulted in a 0.3-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over 
this period.


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