Real earnings decrease $0.01 per hour in August 2016
September 21, 2016
In August 2016, real or inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings for all private sector employees decreased $0.01 from the previous month. The decrease in real hourly earnings resulted from an increase of $0.03 in average hourly earnings (not adjusted for inflation) being offset by a 0.2-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), which is used to adjust earnings for inflation.
Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, seasonally adjusted, August 2006–August 2016
Month
Average hourly earnings
Index of average hourly earnings
Real average hourly earnings
Index of real average
Aug 2006
$20.32
100.0
$9.97
100.0
Sep 2006
20.41
100.4
10.06
100.9
Oct 2006
20.44
100.6
10.12
101.5
Nov 2006
20.50
100.9
10.15
101.8
Dec 2006
20.58
101.3
10.13
101.6
Jan 2007
20.60
101.4
10.13
101.6
Feb 2007
20.68
101.8
10.13
101.6
Mar 2007
20.73
102.0
10.10
101.3
Apr 2007
20.78
102.3
10.09
101.2
May 2007
20.84
102.6
10.08
101.1
Jun 2007
20.96
103.1
10.11
101.4
Jul 2007
20.96
103.1
10.10
101.3
Aug 2007
21.00
103.3
10.11
101.4
Sep 2007
21.04
103.5
10.09
101.2
Oct 2007
21.06
103.6
10.07
101.0
Nov 2007
21.13
104.0
10.02
100.5
Dec 2007
21.18
104.2
10.02
100.5
Jan 2008
21.20
104.3
9.99
100.2
Feb 2008
21.27
104.7
10.00
100.3
Mar 2008
21.36
105.1
10.01
100.4
Apr 2008
21.38
105.2
9.99
100.2
May 2008
21.48
105.7
9.98
100.1
Jun 2008
21.52
105.9
9.90
99.3
Jul 2008
21.60
106.3
9.86
98.9
Aug 2008
21.70
106.8
9.92
99.5
Sep 2008
21.73
106.9
9.93
99.6
Oct 2008
21.76
107.1
10.03
100.6
Nov 2008
21.87
107.6
10.26
102.9
Dec 2008
21.94
108.0
10.38
104.1
Jan 2009
21.96
108.1
10.36
103.9
Feb 2009
22.00
108.3
10.34
103.7
Mar 2009
22.06
108.6
10.38
104.1
Apr 2009
22.10
108.8
10.39
104.2
May 2009
22.11
108.8
10.38
104.1
Jun 2009
22.14
109.0
10.31
103.4
Jul 2009
22.18
109.2
10.33
103.6
Aug 2009
22.23
109.4
10.32
103.5
Sep 2009
22.26
109.5
10.31
103.4
Oct 2009
22.31
109.8
10.30
103.3
Nov 2009
22.34
109.9
10.28
103.1
Dec 2009
22.37
110.1
10.29
103.2
Jan 2010
22.42
110.3
10.31
103.4
Feb 2010
22.46
110.5
10.34
103.7
Mar 2010
22.46
110.5
10.33
103.6
Apr 2010
22.50
110.7
10.35
103.8
May 2010
22.53
110.9
10.37
104.0
Jun 2010
22.53
110.9
10.37
104.0
Jul 2010
22.59
111.2
10.38
104.1
Aug 2010
22.62
111.3
10.38
104.1
Sep 2010
22.67
111.6
10.39
104.2
Oct 2010
22.74
111.9
10.38
104.1
Nov 2010
22.74
111.9
10.36
103.9
Dec 2010
22.76
112.0
10.32
103.5
Jan 2011
22.85
112.5
10.33
103.6
Feb 2011
22.87
112.5
10.31
103.4
Mar 2011
22.87
112.5
10.25
102.8
Apr 2011
22.92
112.8
10.23
102.6
May 2011
22.99
113.1
10.23
102.6
Jun 2011
23.01
113.2
10.24
102.7
Jul 2011
23.11
113.7
10.25
102.8
Aug 2011
23.06
113.5
10.20
102.3
Sep 2011
23.11
113.7
10.20
102.3
Oct 2011
23.21
114.2
10.24
102.7
Nov 2011
23.19
114.1
10.21
102.4
Dec 2011
23.23
114.3
10.22
102.5
Jan 2012
23.25
114.4
10.20
102.3
Feb 2012
23.28
114.6
10.19
102.2
Mar 2012
23.36
115.0
10.21
102.4
Apr 2012
23.39
115.1
10.20
102.3
May 2012
23.40
115.2
10.23
102.6
Jun 2012
23.46
115.5
10.27
103.0
Jul 2012
23.52
115.7
10.29
103.2
Aug 2012
23.49
115.6
10.22
102.5
Sep 2012
23.58
116.0
10.21
102.4
Oct 2012
23.57
116.0
10.17
102.0
Nov 2012
23.64
116.3
10.22
102.5
Dec 2012
23.73
116.8
10.26
102.9
Jan 2013
23.75
116.9
10.25
102.8
Feb 2013
23.78
117.0
10.21
102.4
Mar 2013
23.81
117.2
10.25
102.8
Apr 2013
23.87
117.5
10.30
103.3
May 2013
23.89
117.6
10.30
103.3
Jun 2013
23.98
118.0
10.32
103.5
Jul 2013
23.98
118.0
10.30
103.3
Aug 2013
24.03
118.3
10.30
103.3
Sep 2013
24.07
118.5
10.30
103.3
Oct 2013
24.10
118.6
10.31
103.4
Nov 2013
24.17
118.9
10.32
103.5
Dec 2013
24.20
119.1
10.30
103.3
Jan 2014
24.23
119.2
10.29
103.2
Feb 2014
24.33
119.7
10.33
103.6
Mar 2014
24.33
119.7
10.31
103.4
Apr 2014
24.34
119.8
10.29
103.2
May 2014
24.40
120.1
10.30
103.3
Jun 2014
24.47
120.4
10.32
103.5
Jul 2014
24.48
120.5
10.32
103.5
Aug 2014
24.55
120.8
10.35
103.8
Sep 2014
24.56
120.9
10.34
103.7
Oct 2014
24.58
121.0
10.34
103.7
Nov 2014
24.68
121.5
10.40
104.3
Dec 2014
24.61
121.1
10.41
104.4
Jan 2015
24.76
121.9
10.54
105.7
Feb 2015
24.80
122.0
10.53
105.6
Mar 2015
24.87
122.4
10.54
105.7
Apr 2015
24.91
122.6
10.55
105.8
May 2015
24.97
122.9
10.54
105.7
Jun 2015
24.96
122.8
10.51
105.4
Jul 2015
25.03
123.2
10.53
105.6
Aug 2015
25.12
123.6
10.57
106.0
Sep 2015
25.14
123.7
10.59
106.2
Oct 2015
25.21
124.1
10.59
106.2
Nov 2015
25.27
124.4
10.60
106.3
Dec 2015
25.26
124.3
10.61
106.4
Jan 2016
25.38
124.9
10.66
106.9
Feb 2016
25.39
125.0
10.68
107.1
Mar 2016
25.45
125.2
10.70
107.3
Apr 2016
25.53
125.6
10.69
107.2
May 2016
25.59
125.9
10.69
107.2
Jun 2016
25.62
126.1
10.68
107.1
Jul 2016
25.70 (p)
126.5 (p)
10.72 (p)
107.5 (p)
Aug 2016
25.73 (p)
126.6 (p)
10.71 (p)
107.4 (p)
From August 2015 to August 2016, real average hourly earnings increased $0.14 per hour. This resulted from an increase in average hourly earnings of $0.61 over the year, combined with a 1.1-percent increase in the CPI-U over the same period.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Real Earnings — August 2016" (HTML ) (PDF ). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to adjust the earnings data for inflation.
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