Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – AUGUST 2025

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent from July to August, 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 0.4 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 no change in the average workweek.  

From August 2024 to August 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 0.7 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the 
average workweek resulted in a 0.4-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees were unchanged from July 
to August, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.4-percent increase in average hourly earnings 
combined with an increase of 0.4 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 no change in real average hourly 
earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

From August 2024 to August 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 percent, seasonally 
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek 
resulted in a 1.1-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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