March 2020 Real Earnings — 2020-04-10

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.8 percent from February to March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.4 percent in average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings increased 0.2 percent over the month due to the change in real average hourly earnings being partially offset by a 0.6-percent decrease in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased 1.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2019 to March 2020. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.9-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 increased 0.8 percent from February to March, seasonally adjusted.