February 22, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Real earnings in January 2012
12-month percent change in real earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted, March 2007–January 2012
| Month |
Average weekly earnings |
Average hourly earnings |
Mar 2007 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
Apr 2007 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
May 2007 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
Jun 2007 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Jul 2007 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
Aug 2007 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
Sep 2007 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
Oct 2007 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
Nov 2007 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
Dec 2007 |
-1.1 |
-0.8 |
Jan 2008 |
-0.8 |
-1.2 |
Feb 2008 |
-0.7 |
-1.0 |
Mar 2008 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
Apr 2008 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
May 2008 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
Jun 2008 |
-2.0 |
-2.0 |
Jul 2008 |
-2.7 |
-2.5 |
Aug 2008 |
-2.2 |
-2.0 |
Sep 2008 |
-2.3 |
-1.7 |
Oct 2008 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
Nov 2008 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
Dec 2008 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
Jan 2009 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
Feb 2009 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
Mar 2009 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
Apr 2009 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
May 2009 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
Jun 2009 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
Jul 2009 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
Aug 2009 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
Sep 2009 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
Oct 2009 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
Nov 2009 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
Dec 2009 |
-1.5 |
-1.0 |
Jan 2010 |
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
Feb 2010 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
Mar 2010 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
Apr 2010 |
0.5 |
-0.4 |
May 2010 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
Jun 2010 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
Jul 2010 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
Aug 2010 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
Sep 2010 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
Oct 2010 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
Nov 2010 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
Dec 2010 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
Jan 2011 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
Feb 2011 |
0.9 |
-0.2 |
Mar 2011 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
Apr 2011 |
-0.2 |
-1.2 |
May 2011 |
-0.8 |
-1.3 |
Jun 2011 |
-0.4 |
-1.3 |
Jul 2011 |
-0.8 |
-1.3 |
Aug 2011 |
-1.4 |
-1.7 |
Sep 2011 |
-1.3 |
-1.8 |
Oct 2011 |
-1.2 |
-1.5 |
Nov 2011 |
-0.8 |
-1.4 |
Dec 2011 |
-0.3 |
-1.0 |
Jan 2012 |
-0.4 |
-1.0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Real earnings in January 2012.
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