March 2014 Real Earnings — 2014-04-15

Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.3 percent from February to March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decrease stems from unchanged average hourly earnings and a 0.2 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings rose 0.3 percent over the month due to the 0.3 percent decrease in real average hourly earnings being more than offset by a 0.6 percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.5 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2013 to March 2014. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 0.5 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees fell 0.3 percent from February to March, seasonally adjusted.