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Real average hourly earnings decreased 2.6 percent from April 2021 to April 2022
May 18, 2022
Real average hourly earnings—that is, earnings that have been adjusted for changes in consumer prices—decreased 2.6 percent from April 2021 to April 2022. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.9-percent decrease in the average workweek resulted in a 3.4-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.
12-month percent changes in real average hourly and weekly earnings and average weekly hours for all private employees, April 2021 to April 2022
Month
Real weekly earnings
Real hourly earnings
Average weekly hours
Apr 2021
-1.4%
-3.4%
2.0%
May 2021
-2.1
-2.7
0.6
Jun 2021
-0.7
-1.3
0.6
Jul 2021
-0.4
-1.0
0.6
Aug 2021
-0.8
-0.9
0.0
Sep 2021
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
Oct 2021
-1.1
-0.8
-0.3
Nov 2021
-1.4
-1.4
0.0
Dec 2021
-1.8
-2.1
0.3
Jan 2022
-3.1
-1.9
-1.1
Feb 2022
-2.2
-2.5
0.3
Mar 2022
-3.5
-2.6
-0.9
Apr 2022
-3.4
-2.6
-0.9
April 2022 is the thirteenth consecutive month of over-the-year decreases in real average hourly earnings; the last increase was 1.7 percent for the year ended March 2021.
United States Department of Labor
