Real Earnings
Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ces/ Technical information: (202) 691-6555 USDL 09-0389 Media contact: 691-5902 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 REAL EARNINGS IN MARCH 2009 Real average weekly earnings were about unchanged from February to March after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent decrease in average weekly hours was offset by a 0.2 percent increase in average hourly earnings and a 0.1 percent decrease in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports of private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both full-time and part-time workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included. Real average weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for changes in the CPI-W. Average weekly earnings rose by 1.5 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2008 to March 2009. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings increased by 2.6 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and inflation, average weekly earnings were $616.19 in March 2009, compared with $607.39 a year earlier. _____________________________ Real Earnings for April 2009 will be released on Friday, May 15, 2009.
- Tables A and B. Composition of change in real earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls and Percent change in earnings from the same month a year ago for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
- Table 1. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars by industry
- Table 2. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
- Real Earnings technical note
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Last Modified Date: April 15, 2009