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REAL EARNINGS – AUGUST 2021
All employees
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent from July to August, seasonally
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.6
percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 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 decreased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, from August 2020 to August
2021. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek
resulted in a 0.9-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.
Production and nonsupervisory employees
Real average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees increased 0.3 percent from
July to August, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.5-percent increase in average hourly
earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 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 no change in average weekly hours.
From August 2020 to August 2021, real average hourly earnings decreased 0.9 percent, seasonally
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.6-percent increase in the
average workweek resulted in a 0.4-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period.
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