September 2013 Real Earnings — 2013-10-30

Real average hourly earnings for all employees was unchanged from August to September, 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 0.2 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent over the month due to an unchanged real average hourly earnings and an unchanged average workweek. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, from September 2012 to September 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 0.9 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees rose 0.1 percent from August to September, seasonally adjusted.