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Real Average Hourly Earnings decreased 0.4% in July 2020
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All employees
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.4 percent from June to July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.2 percent in average hourly earnings being more than offset by an increase of 0.6 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.6 percent over the month due to the change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the average workweek.
Real average hourly earnings increased 3.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, from July 2019 to July 2020. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.6 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 4.3-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Production and nonsupervisory employees
Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 1.1 percent from June to July, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.4-percent decrease in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Real average weekly earnings decreased 1.1 percent over the month due to the change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in average weekly hours.
From July 2019 to July 2020, real average hourly earnings increased 3.6 percent, seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 1.5-percent increase in the average workweek resulted in a 5.1-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Posted: August 12, 2020 Wednesday 08:30 AM