June 2025 Real Earnings — 2025-07-15

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent from May to June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.2 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.4 percent over the month due to the change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek. From June 2024 to June 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the average workweek resulted in a 0.7-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees were unchanged from May to June, seasonally adjusted.