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Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.6 percent, from $24.51 in October 2014 to $24.66 in November 2014. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees also increased 0.6 percent, from $20.62 to $20.74 over the month.
| Month | All employees | Production and nonsupervisory employees | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Mar 2006  | 
23.79 | 19.70 | 
| 
 Apr 2006  | 
23.81 | 19.71 | 
| 
 May 2006  | 
23.70 | 19.66 | 
| 
 Jun 2006  | 
23.75 | 19.70 | 
| 
 Jul 2006  | 
23.71 | 19.65 | 
| 
 Aug 2006  | 
23.63 | 19.62 | 
| 
 Sep 2006  | 
23.86 | 19.79 | 
| 
 Oct 2006  | 
24.00 | 19.99 | 
| 
 Nov 2006  | 
24.03 | 20.03 | 
| 
 Dec 2006  | 
24.01 | 19.99 | 
| 
 Jan 2007  | 
24.00 | 20.01 | 
| 
 Feb 2007  | 
24.00 | 20.02 | 
| 
 Mar 2007  | 
23.98 | 19.96 | 
| 
 Apr 2007  | 
23.98 | 19.97 | 
| 
 May 2007  | 
23.94 | 19.94 | 
| 
 Jun 2007  | 
24.02 | 19.98 | 
| 
 Jul 2007  | 
23.98 | 20.00 | 
| 
 Aug 2007  | 
24.02 | 20.06 | 
| 
 Sep 2007  | 
23.95 | 20.03 | 
| 
 Oct 2007  | 
23.92 | 19.98 | 
| 
 Nov 2007  | 
23.79 | 19.87 | 
| 
 Dec 2007  | 
23.78 | 19.88 | 
| 
 Jan 2008  | 
23.73 | 19.86 | 
| 
 Feb 2008  | 
23.75 | 19.86 | 
| 
 Mar 2008  | 
23.76 | 19.87 | 
| 
 Apr 2008  | 
23.73 | 19.87 | 
| 
 May 2008  | 
23.69 | 19.81 | 
| 
 Jun 2008  | 
23.50 | 19.64 | 
| 
 Jul 2008  | 
23.41 | 19.56 | 
| 
 Aug 2008  | 
23.55 | 19.68 | 
| 
 Sep 2008  | 
23.56 | 19.69 | 
| 
 Oct 2008  | 
23.82 | 19.98 | 
| 
 Nov 2008  | 
24.38 | 20.49 | 
| 
 Dec 2008  | 
24.65 | 20.77 | 
| 
 Jan 2009  | 
24.59 | 20.74 | 
| 
 Feb 2009  | 
24.57 | 20.70 | 
| 
 Mar 2009  | 
24.63 | 20.78 | 
| 
 Apr 2009  | 
24.64 | 20.76 | 
| 
 May 2009  | 
24.61 | 20.74 | 
| 
 Jun 2009  | 
24.44 | 20.57 | 
| 
 Jul 2009  | 
24.50 | 20.60 | 
| 
 Aug 2009  | 
24.49 | 20.59 | 
| 
 Sep 2009  | 
24.44 | 20.60 | 
| 
 Oct 2009  | 
24.44 | 20.57 | 
| 
 Nov 2009  | 
24.41 | 20.55 | 
| 
 Dec 2009  | 
24.41 | 20.57 | 
| 
 Jan 2010  | 
24.44 | 20.59 | 
| 
 Feb 2010  | 
24.49 | 20.63 | 
| 
 Mar 2010  | 
24.51 | 20.64 | 
| 
 Apr 2010  | 
24.53 | 20.68 | 
| 
 May 2010  | 
24.59 | 20.75 | 
| 
 Jun 2010  | 
24.59 | 20.78 | 
| 
 Jul 2010  | 
24.61 | 20.76 | 
| 
 Aug 2010  | 
24.62 | 20.78 | 
| 
 Sep 2010  | 
24.63 | 20.77 | 
| 
 Oct 2010  | 
24.61 | 20.79 | 
| 
 Nov 2010  | 
24.55 | 20.73 | 
| 
 Dec 2010  | 
24.48 | 20.63 | 
| 
 Jan 2011  | 
24.51 | 20.66 | 
| 
 Feb 2011  | 
24.43 | 20.59 | 
| 
 Mar 2011  | 
24.32 | 20.48 | 
| 
 Apr 2011  | 
24.26 | 20.40 | 
| 
 May 2011  | 
24.24 | 20.36 | 
| 
 Jun 2011  | 
24.25 | 20.38 | 
| 
 Jul 2011  | 
24.29 | 20.40 | 
| 
 Aug 2011  | 
24.19 | 20.34 | 
| 
 Sep 2011  | 
24.18 | 20.30 | 
| 
 Oct 2011  | 
24.27 | 20.34 | 
| 
 Nov 2011  | 
24.21 | 20.33 | 
| 
 Dec 2011  | 
24.24 | 20.34 | 
| 
 Jan 2012  | 
24.21 | 20.30 | 
| 
 Feb 2012  | 
24.21 | 20.27 | 
| 
 Mar 2012  | 
24.22 | 20.27 | 
| 
 Apr 2012  | 
24.20 | 20.28 | 
| 
 May 2012  | 
24.24 | 20.31 | 
| 
 Jun 2012  | 
24.31 | 20.36 | 
| 
 Jul 2012  | 
24.37 | 20.41 | 
| 
 Aug 2012  | 
24.23 | 20.28 | 
| 
 Sep 2012  | 
24.19 | 20.19 | 
| 
 Oct 2012  | 
24.11 | 20.16 | 
| 
 Nov 2012  | 
24.24 | 20.27 | 
| 
 Dec 2012  | 
24.32 | 20.33 | 
| 
 Jan 2013  | 
24.34 | 20.38 | 
| 
 Feb 2013  | 
24.24 | 20.30 | 
| 
 Mar 2013  | 
24.32 | 20.38 | 
| 
 Apr 2013  | 
24.41 | 20.45 | 
| 
 May 2013  | 
24.40 | 20.43 | 
| 
 Jun 2013  | 
24.41 | 20.41 | 
| 
 Jul 2013  | 
24.36 | 20.40 | 
| 
 Aug 2013  | 
24.40 | 20.41 | 
| 
 Sep 2013  | 
24.40 | 20.43 | 
| 
 Oct 2013  | 
24.42 | 20.47 | 
| 
 Nov 2013  | 
24.46 | 20.50 | 
| 
 Dec 2013  | 
24.42 | 20.50 | 
| 
 Jan 2014  | 
24.44 | 20.51 | 
| 
 Feb 2014  | 
24.48 | 20.60 | 
| 
 Mar 2014  | 
24.46 | 20.55 | 
| 
 Apr 2014  | 
24.41 | 20.51 | 
| 
 May 2014  | 
24.37 | 20.48 | 
| 
 Jun 2014  | 
24.38 | 20.46 | 
| 
 Jul 2014  | 
24.37 | 20.48 | 
| 
 Aug 2014  | 
24.50 | 20.59 | 
| 
 Sep 2014  | 
24.48 | 20.57 | 
| 
 Oct 2014(p)  | 
24.51 | 20.62 | 
| 
 Nov 2014(p)  | 
24.66 | 20.74 | 
| Footnotes: (p) Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.  | 
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In March 2006, when BLS first published real earnings for all employees, average hourly earnings in constant November 2014 dollars were $23.79 for all employees and $19.70 for production and nonsupervisory employees.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Earnings data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see “Real Earnings — November 2014” (HTML) (PDF). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from the Consumer Price Index program is used to calculate real (inflation-adjusted) earnings for all employees; the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to calculate real earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Real earnings rose in November 2014 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141222.htm (visited November 03, 2025).
			