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
	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	May 2026(p)
Real average hourly earnings(1)	$11.32	$11.31	$11.25	$11.24
Real average weekly earnings(1)	$386.99	$386.74	$386.02	$385.44
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	320.620	330.293	332.407	333.979
Average hourly earnings	$36.28	$37.35	$37.41	$37.53
Average weekly hours	34.2	34.2	34.3	34.3
Average weekly earnings	$1,240.78	$1,277.37	$1,283.16	$1,287.28

OVER-THE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	0.4	-0.6	-0.5	-0.1
Real average weekly earnings(1)	0.0	-0.9	-0.2	-0.2
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	0.1	0.9	0.6	0.5
Average hourly earnings	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3
Average weekly hours	-0.3	-0.3	0.3	0.0
Average weekly earnings	0.2	-0.1	0.5	0.3

OVER-THE-YEAR PERCENT CHANGE
Real average hourly earnings(1)	1.6	0.2	-0.3	-0.7
Real average weekly earnings(1)	1.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.4
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers	2.4	3.3	3.8	4.2
Average hourly earnings	4.0	3.4	3.6	3.4
Average weekly hours	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Average weekly earnings	3.7	3.4	3.6	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: June 10, 2026