April 17, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Real earnings in March 2012
Over-the-month change in real average hourly earnings for all employees, seasonally adjusted, March 2011–March 2012
| Month |
Percent change |
March 2011 |
-0.4 |
April 2011 |
-0.2 |
May 2011 |
0.0 |
June 2011 |
0.0 |
July 2011 |
0.1 |
August 2011 |
-0.4 |
September 2011 |
-0.1 |
October 2011 |
0.2 |
November 2011 |
0.0 |
December 2011 |
0.1 |
January 2012 |
-0.1 |
February 2012 |
-0.1 (p) |
March 2012 |
-0.1 (p) |
These data are featured in the TED article, Real earnings in March 2012.
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