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
	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Jan. 2026(p)
Real average hourly earnings(1)	$11.24	$11.38	$11.35	$11.38
Real average weekly earnings(1)	$383.16	$390.42	$388.33	$390.38
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	318.961	325.063	326.031	326.588
Average hourly earnings	$35.84	$37.00	$37.02	$37.17
Average weekly hours	34.1	34.3	34.2	34.3
Average weekly earnings	$1,222.14	$1,269.10	$1,266.08	$1,274.93

OVER-THE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	0.0	-	-0.3	0.3
Real average weekly earnings(1)	-0.6	-	-0.5	0.5
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	0.4	-	0.3	0.2
Average hourly earnings	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.4
Average weekly hours	-0.6	0.3	-0.3	0.3
Average weekly earnings	-0.2	0.7	-0.2	0.7

OVER-THE-YEAR PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.2
Real average weekly earnings(1)	0.7	1.2	0.7	1.9
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	3.0	2.7	2.7	2.4
Average hourly earnings	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.7
Average weekly hours	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.6
Average weekly earnings	3.7	3.9	3.4	4.3
Footnotes (1) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to deflate the earnings series for all employees. (p) Preliminary
"-" Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

Last Modified Date: February 13, 2026