Table A-1. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted

Table A-1. Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
	Aug. 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Aug. 2026(p)
Real average hourly earnings(1)	$11.33	$11.30	$11.31	$11.30
Real average weekly earnings(1)	$387.39	$387.69	$388.03	$388.65
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	323.291	332.568	332.813	334.131
Average hourly earnings	$36.62	$37.59	$37.65	$37.75
Average weekly hours	34.2	34.3	34.3	34.4
Average weekly earnings	$1,252.40	$1,289.34	$1,291.40	$1,298.60

OVER-THE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	0.1	0.6	0.1	-0.1
Real average weekly earnings(1)	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.2
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	0.3	-0.4	0.1	0.4
Average hourly earnings	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3
Average weekly hours	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Average weekly earnings	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6

OVER-THE-YEAR PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	1.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.3
Real average weekly earnings(1)	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.3
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	2.9	3.5	3.3	3.4
Average hourly earnings	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.1
Average weekly hours	-0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6
Average weekly earnings	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7
Footnotes (1) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to deflate the earnings series for all employees. (p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: September 11, 2026