February 2018 Real Earnings — 2018-03-13

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from January to February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from a 0.1-percent increase in average hourly earnings offset by a 0.2-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month due to no change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from February 2017 to February 2018. The increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek resulted in a 0.6-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.2 percent from January to February, seasonally adjusted.