Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.2 percent from February 2008 to March 2008 after seasonal adjustment. This is according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Increases of 0.3 percent in both average weekly hours and average hourly earnings were partially offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Average weekly earnings rose by 3.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2007 to March 2008. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings decreased by 1.0 percent.
This earnings data is from the Current Employment Statistics Program. This data is for production and non-supervisory workers in private non-farm establishments. Earnings data is preliminary and subject to revision. Find out more in "Real Earnings in March 2008," news release USDL 08-0506.
