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Real average hourly earnings up 0.9 percent for the year ended November 2013
December 19, 2013
Real average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose 0.9 percent from November 2012 to November 2013. This increase stems from a 2.0‑percent increase in average hourly earnings being partially offset by a 1.2‑percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
12-month percent change in real average hourly and weekly earnings and average weekly hours of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted, January 2008–November 2013
The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 1.1 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over the year.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent two months are preliminary. To learn more, see "Real Earnings — November 2013," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL‑13‑2391. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is used to deflate the earnings data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Real average hourly earnings up 0.9 percent for the year ended November 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20131219.htm (visited May 17, 2024).
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