October 18, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Real earnings in September 2012
Over-the-month change in real average hourly earnings for all employees, seasonally adjusted, September 2011–September 2012
| Month |
Percent change |
Sep 2011 |
-0.1 |
Oct 2011 |
0.3 |
Nov 2011 |
-0.1 |
Dec 2011 |
0.1 |
Jan 2012 |
-0.1 |
Feb 2012 |
-0.1 |
Mar 2012 |
-0.2 |
Apr 2012 |
0.1 |
May 2012 |
0.4 |
Jun 2012 |
0.3 |
Jul 2012 |
0.0 |
Aug 2012 |
-0.6 |
Sep 2012 |
-0.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Real earnings in September 2012.
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