Wire Embargo Until — 1998-09-17

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The weekly hours were flat. The earnings increase was slightly offset by a 0.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). percent between August of 1997 and 1998 as a result of a 4.3 percent increase hours. After adjustment for a 1.4 percent gain in the CPI-W over the same for seasonal change and deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings were release is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers The earnings series presented in this release are derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly establishment survey of employment, payroll, and hours. The deflator used for constant-dollar earnings series presented in this release is derived from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).