REAL EARNINGS * NOVEMBER 2013 All employees Real average hourly earnings for all employees rose 0.2 percent from October to November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase stems from a 0.2 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with an unchanged Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings rose 0.4 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, from November 2012 to November 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek, resulted in a 1.1 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. Production and nonsupervisory employees Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees rose 0.2 percent from October to November, seasonally adjusted. This increase stems from a 0.1 percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with an unchanged Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Real average weekly earnings rose 0.5 percent over the month due to the increase in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek. Real average hourly earnings rose 1.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from November 2012 to November 2013. The increase in real average hourly earnings, combined with an unchanged average workweek, resulted in a 1.1 percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period. ______________ Real Earnings for December 2013 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. (EST). ===============================================
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
