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Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.2 percent from February to March, seasonally adjusted. The increase stems from unchanged average hourly earnings and a 0.2-percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Over-the-month change in real average hourly earnings for all employees, seasonally adjusted, March 2012–March 2013
Date
Percent change
Mar 2012
0.0
Apr 2012
0.1
May 2012
0.2
Jun 2012
0.2
Jul 2012
0.2
Aug 2012
-0.6
Sep 2012
-0.2
Oct 2012
-0.3
Nov 2012
0.6
Dec 2012
0.4
Jan 2013
0.1
Feb 2013
-0.6
Mar 2013
0.2
Real average weekly earnings rose 0.5 percent over the month, a result of the 0.2-percent increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek.
Over the year (March 2012 to March 2013), real average hourly earnings rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted. This increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with the 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 0.6-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
United States Department of Labor
