November 2017 Real Earnings — 2017-12-13

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.2 percent from October to November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from a 0.2- percent increase in average hourly earnings being more than offset by a 0.4-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent over the month due to the decrease in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, from November 2016 to November 2017. The increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.6-percent increase in the average workweek resulted in a 0.8-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees decreased 0.2 percent from October to November, seasonally adjusted.