December 2025 Real Earnings — 2026-01-13

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from November to December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.3 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 0.3 percent over the month due to no change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average workweek. From December 2024 to December 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 percent, seasonally adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change 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 decreased 0.2 percent from November to December, seasonally adjusted.