Average real hourly earnings (total private; 1982–84 US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Employment Situation (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, average real hourly earnings stood at 11.30 1982–84 US dollars per hour in August 2026, versus 11.31 in July 2026.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 245 data points overall. The time period covered by the series stretches from March 2006 to August 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: average real hourly earnings recorded their maximum of 11.73 1982–84 US dollars per hour in April 2020; they recorded a minimum of 9.86 in July 2008; they had a mean of 10.67.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars per hour |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 11.3000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 11.3100 |
| 2026-08-31 | 11.3000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Average real hourly earnings (total private) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | 1982–84 dollars |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollars per hour |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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Headline
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nonfarm employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Unemployment rate (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Labour force participation rate (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Employment–population ratio (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average hourly earnings (total private; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Household survey
Establishment survey
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total private employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Goods-producing employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Private service-providing employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Hours and overtime
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly hours (total private; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average weekly hours (manufacturing; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average overtime hours (manufacturing; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Earnings
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings (total private; US dollars per week; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average real hourly earnings (total private; 1982–84 US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 245 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Average hourly earnings (manufacturing; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees (total private; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 753 | 1964-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |