Real Earnings

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                                           AUGUST 16, 2000

  

                      REAL EARNINGS IN JULY 2000

 

     Real average weekly earnings were little changed between June and July 

after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  A 0.4 

percent increase in average hourly earnings was offset by a 0.3 percent 

decline in average weekly hours and a 0.2 percent rise in the Consumer Price 

Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).



     Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports 

of private nonfarm establishments.  Earnings of both full-time and part-time 

workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included.  Real average 

weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for 

changes in the CPI-W.



     Average weekly earnings rose by 3.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from 

July 1999 to July 2000.  After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly 

earnings fell by 0.3 percent.  Before adjustment for seasonal change and 

inflation, average weekly earnings were $477.78 in July 2000, compared with 

$456.65 a year earlier.

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       Real Earnings for August 2000 will be released on Friday, September 

15, 2000.

• Table A. Composition of change in real earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls
  
• Table 1. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars by industry
  
• Table 2. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted
  
• Real Earnings technical note
  
  
• Text version of entire news release
  

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Nonfarm Payroll Statistics from the Current Employment Statistics (National)