Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS – JUNE 2025

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent from May to June, 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 0.3 percent in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.4 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek.  

From June 2024 to June 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the average 
workweek resulted in a 0.7-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 May 
to June, 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 decreased 0.6 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.6 percent in the average workweek.  

From June 2024 to June 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.3 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 0.7-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for July 2025 is scheduled to be released on August 12, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).