Real Average Hourly Earnings Rose 0.2% In October

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.2 percent from September to October, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with a 0.1 percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings rose 0.1 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with an unchanged average workweek.  

Real average hourly earnings rose 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from October 2012 to October 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 1.5 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees rose 0.1 percent from  September to October, seasonally adjusted. This increase stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average  hourly earnings combined with a 0.1 percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings fell 0.1 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent decline in the average workweek.

Real average hourly earnings rose 1.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from October 2012 to October 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 1.5 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.