Real Earnings on the Rise

 

Over the year real average weekly earnings increased 3.5 percent, which shows a significant jump and how hard work pays off.
Courtesy of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Research Division

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Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.4 percent from June to July 2009. This increase stemmed from a 0.3 percent increase in average weekly hours and a 0.2 increase in average hourly earnings. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was unchanged.

Courtesy of Department of Labor