April 2015 Real Earnings — 2015-05-22

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from March to April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from a 0.1-percent increase in average hourly earnings being offset by a 0.1-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings were unchanged over the month due to no change in both real average hourly earnings and the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased by 2.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April 2014 to April 2015. This increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with no change in the average workweek, resulted in a 2.3-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees were unchanged from March to April, seasonally adjusted.