Real Earnings
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REAL EARNINGS * DECEMBER 2012
All employees
Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.3 percent from November to December, seasonally
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in real average hourly earnings
was due to a 0.3 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with an unchanged Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Real average weekly earnings rose 0.6 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly
earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek. Since reaching a peak in June
2012, real average weekly earnings has edged down by 0.1 percent.
Real average hourly earnings rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from December 2011 to December
2012. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent gain in the average
workweek, resulted in a 0.6 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Production and nonsupervisory employees
Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees rose 0.3 percent from
November to December, seasonally adjusted. This change resulted from a 0.3 percent increase in average
hourly earnings combined with an unchanged Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Real average weekly earnings rose 0.6 percent over the month. Since reaching a peak in October 2010,
real average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees has fallen 1.2 percent.
Real average hourly earnings were unchanged, seasonally adjusted, from December 2011 to December
2012. The unchanged real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent increase in average
weekly hours, resulted in a 0.3 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Real Earnings for January 2013 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at
8:30 a.m. (EST).
Last Modified Date: January 16, 2013
