August 22, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Real average hourly earnings down 1.3 percent over the year

Over-the-year percentage change in real average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted, July 2011
Category	Percent change
Average hourly earnings	2.3
Average weekly hours	0.3
Average weekly earnings	2.6
CPI-U	3.6
Real average hourly earnings	-1.3
Real average weekly earnings	-1.0

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