Real Earnings Summary

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REAL EARNINGS � JUNE 2024

All employees

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent from May to June, seasonally 
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.3 
percent in average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.1 percent in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.  

Real average hourly earnings increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, from June 2023 to June 2024. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average 
workweek resulted in a 0.6-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.


Production and nonsupervisory employees

Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.4 percent from 
May to June, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.3-percent increase in average hourly 
earnings combined with a decrease of 0.1 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners 
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Real average weekly earnings increased 0.2 percent over the month due to the change in real average 
hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent decrease in the average workweek.  

From June 2023 to June 2024, real average hourly earnings increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. 
The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the average 
workweek resulted in a 0.7-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. 


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Real Earnings for July 2024 is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).