Wages in the United States increased 6.40 percent in September of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.19 percent from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 15.40 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -6.00 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Wage Growth in the United States is expected to be 5.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Wages and Salaries Growth is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2025 and 1.90 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




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ADP Employment Change 233.00 159.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.30 percent Oct 2024
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 4.00 3.90 percent Oct 2024
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.30 Hours Oct 2024
Challenger Job Cuts 55597.00 72821.00 Persons Oct 2024
Continuing Jobless Claims 1873.00 1884.00 Thousand Nov 2024
Employed Persons 161496.00 161864.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2024
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.80 1.00 percent Sep 2024
Employment Cost - Wages 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2024
Employment Rate 60.00 60.20 percent Oct 2024
Full Time Employment 133496.00 133660.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Government Payrolls 40.00 31.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Hiring Plans Announcements 266743.00 403893.00 Persons Oct 2024
Initial Jobless Claims 217.00 221.00 Thousand Nov 2024
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1833.00 1668.00 Thousand Sep 2024
JOLTs Job Openings 7443.00 7861.00 Thousand Sep 2024
JOLTs Job Quits 3071.00 3178.00 Thousand Sep 2024
Job Quits Rate 1.90 2.00 Percent Sep 2024
Job Openings 7418.00 7939.00 Thousand Sep 2024
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 221.00 227.25 Thousand Nov 2024
Participation Rate 62.60 62.70 percent Oct 2024
Labour Costs 121.98 121.40 points Sep 2024
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.95 0.97 percent Oct 2024
Manufacturing Payrolls -46.00 -6.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 12.00 223.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -28.00 192.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Nonfarm Productivity 2.20 2.10 percent Sep 2024
Part Time Employment 27943.00 28161.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Personal Income MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Sep 2024
Population 335.89 334.13 Million Dec 2023
Productivity 114.48 113.85 points Sep 2024
Retirement Age Men 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
Retirement Age Women 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
U-6 Unemployment Rate 7.70 7.70 percent Oct 2024
Unemployed Persons 6984.00 6834.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.10 percent Oct 2024
Unit Labour Costs 1.90 2.40 percent Sep 2024
Wage Growth 6.40 6.50 percent Sep 2024
Wages 30.48 30.36 USD/Hour Oct 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 28.19 28.12 USD/Hour Oct 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.50 9.20 percent Oct 2024

United States Wages and Salaries Growth
In the United States, wage growth refers to the yearly change in wages and salaries disbursements from government, manufacturing and service industries.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.40 6.50 15.40 -6.00 1960 - 2024 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA