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September 18, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Change in real average hourly earnings, August 2009

Over-the-month percentage change in real average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted, August 2008–August 2009
Month Percent change

Aug 2008

0.5

Sep 2008

0.1

Oct 2008

1.5

Nov 2008

2.5

Dec 2008

1.3

Jan 2009

-0.1

Feb 2009

-0.3

Mar 2009

0.3

Apr 2009

0.1

May 2009

0.0

Jun 2009

-0.9

Jul 2009

0.2

Aug 2009

-0.2

These data featured in the TED article, Change in real average hourly earnings, August 2009.

 

 

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