June 2017 Real Earnings — 2017-07-14

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.2 percent from May to June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with no change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings increased 0.5 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, from June 2016 to June 2017. 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 this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.2 percent from May to June, seasonally adjusted.