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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
Sept.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Sept.
2024(p)

Real average hourly earnings(1)

$11.07 $11.19 $11.22 $11.24

Real average weekly earnings(1)

$380.73 $382.54 $384.69 $384.29

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

307.288 313.534 314.121 314.686

Average hourly earnings

$34.01 $35.07 $35.23 $35.36

Average weekly hours

34.4 34.2 34.3 34.2

Average weekly earnings

$1,169.94 $1,199.39 $1,208.39 $1,209.31

OVER-THE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE

Real average hourly earnings(1)

0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2

Real average weekly earnings(1)

-0.1 -0.2 0.6 -0.1

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2

Average hourly earnings

0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4

Average weekly hours

0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.3

Average weekly earnings

0.3 -0.1 0.8 0.1

OVER-THE-YEAR PERCENT CHANGE

Real average hourly earnings(1)

0.8 0.7 1.4 1.5

Real average weekly earnings(1)

0.2 0.4 1.0 0.9

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

3.7 2.9 2.6 2.4

Average hourly earnings

4.5 3.6 3.9 4.0

Average weekly hours

-0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6

Average weekly earnings

3.9 3.3 3.6 3.4

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: October 10, 2024