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Real Earnings Summary 

Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until	                  USDL- 25-1585
8:30 a.m. (ET) Thursday, December 18, 2025

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REAL EARNINGS – NOVEMBER 2025

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.8 percent from November 2024 to 
November 2025, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result 
stems from an increase of 3.5 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 2.7 
percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.8 percent over the year due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

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Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 1.1 percent from 
November 2024 to November 2025, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 3.9-percent increase in 
average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 2.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for 
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings increased 1.4 percent over the year due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek.  


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Real Earnings for December 2025 is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. 
(ET).
Table A-1. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
Table A-2. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
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