Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.5 percent from May 2007 to June 2007, after seasonal adjustment, according to 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 0.1 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Average weekly earnings rose by 3.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, from June 2006 to June 2007. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings increased by 1.3 percent.
This earnings data is from the Current Employment Statistics Program. This data is for production and non-supervisory workers in private nonfarm establishments. Earnings data is preliminary and subject to revision. Find out more in "Real Earnings in June 2007," news release USDL 07-1095.
