Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1% from August to September,
seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an
increase of 0.3% in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.4% in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1% over the month due to the change in real average
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.
Real average hourly earnings decreased 3.0%, seasonally adjusted, from September 2021 to
September 2022. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.9% in
the average workweek resulted in a 3.8% decrease in real average weekly earnings over this
period.
Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.1% from
August to September, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.4% increase in average
hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3% in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Real average weekly earnings increased 0.4% over the month due to the change in real average
hourly earnings being combined with an increase of 0.3% in average weekly hours.
From September 2021 to September 2022, real average hourly earnings decreased 2.5%,
seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.9%
in the average workweek resulted in a 3.4% decrease in real average weekly earnings over this
period.
