Earnings
Year over year changes in nominal average hourly earnings, production/nonsupervisory workers, 2007–2019
| Date | Production/nonsupervisory workers | Autopilot projection | Rise at rate of all nonfarm employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-2007 | 4.17% | ||
| Apr-2007 | 3.85% | ||
| May-2007 | 4.14% | ||
| Jun-2007 | 4.13% | ||
| Jul-2007 | 4.05% | ||
| Aug-2007 | 4.04% | ||
| Sep-2007 | 4.09% | ||
| Oct-2007 | 3.72% | ||
| Nov-2007 | 3.89% | ||
| Dec-2007 | 3.75% | ||
| Jan-2008 | 3.80% | ||
| Feb-2008 | 3.79% | ||
| Mar-2008 | 3.71% | ||
| Apr-2008 | 3.70% | ||
| May-2008 | 3.69% | ||
| Jun-2008 | 3.62% | ||
| Jul-2008 | 3.67% | ||
| Aug-2008 | 3.89% | ||
| Sep-2008 | 3.70% | ||
| Oct-2008 | 3.93% | ||
| Nov-2008 | 3.80% | ||
| Dec-2008 | 3.90% | ||
| Jan-2009 | 3.72% | ||
| Feb-2009 | 3.65% | ||
| Mar-2009 | 3.53% | ||
| Apr-2009 | 3.35% | ||
| May-2009 | 3.11% | ||
| Jun-2009 | 2.88% | ||
| Jul-2009 | 2.76% | ||
| Aug-2009 | 2.64% | ||
| Sep-2009 | 2.75% | ||
| Oct-2009 | 2.68% | ||
| Nov-2009 | 2.73% | ||
| Dec-2009 | 2.50% | ||
| Jan-2010 | 2.66% | ||
| Feb-2010 | 2.55% | ||
| Mar-2010 | 2.27% | ||
| Apr-2010 | 2.38% | ||
| May-2010 | 2.54% | ||
| Jun-2010 | 2.53% | ||
| Jul-2010 | 2.42% | ||
| Aug-2010 | 2.36% | ||
| Sep-2010 | 2.19% | ||
| Oct-2010 | 2.51% | ||
| Nov-2010 | 2.18% | ||
| Dec-2010 | 2.02% | ||
| Jan-2011 | 2.17% | ||
| Feb-2011 | 2.06% | ||
| Mar-2011 | 2.06% | ||
| Apr-2011 | 2.11% | ||
| May-2011 | 2.05% | ||
| Jun-2011 | 2.05% | ||
| Jul-2011 | 2.26% | ||
| Aug-2011 | 1.99% | ||
| Sep-2011 | 1.99% | ||
| Oct-2011 | 1.72% | ||
| Nov-2011 | 1.82% | ||
| Dec-2011 | 1.87% | ||
| Jan-2012 | 1.40% | ||
| Feb-2012 | 1.45% | ||
| Mar-2012 | 1.71% | ||
| Apr-2012 | 1.65% | ||
| May-2012 | 1.44% | ||
| Jun-2012 | 1.54% | ||
| Jul-2012 | 1.33% | ||
| Aug-2012 | 1.33% | ||
| Sep-2012 | 1.38% | ||
| Oct-2012 | 1.28% | ||
| Nov-2012 | 1.43% | ||
| Dec-2012 | 1.58% | ||
| Jan-2013 | 1.89% | ||
| Feb-2013 | 2.04% | ||
| Mar-2013 | 1.88% | ||
| Apr-2013 | 1.78% | ||
| May-2013 | 1.93% | ||
| Jun-2013 | 2.03% | ||
| Jul-2013 | 2.03% | ||
| Aug-2013 | 2.23% | ||
| Sep-2013 | 2.28% | ||
| Oct-2013 | 2.27% | ||
| Nov-2013 | 2.37% | ||
| Dec-2013 | 2.26% | ||
| Jan-2014 | 2.31% | ||
| Feb-2014 | 2.50% | ||
| Mar-2014 | 2.35% | ||
| Apr-2014 | 2.40% | ||
| May-2014 | 2.44% | ||
| Jun-2014 | 2.34% | ||
| Jul-2014 | 2.38% | ||
| Aug-2014 | 2.43% | ||
| Sep-2014 | 2.27% | ||
| Oct-2014 | 2.27% | ||
| Nov-2014 | 2.21% | ||
| Dec-2014 | 1.92% | ||
| Jan-2015 | 2.01% | ||
| Feb-2015 | 1.61% | ||
| Mar-2015 | 2.00% | ||
| Apr-2015 | 2.00% | ||
| May-2015 | 2.14% | ||
| Jun-2015 | 1.99% | ||
| Jul-2015 | 2.04% | ||
| Aug-2015 | 2.08% | ||
| Sep-2015 | 2.13% | ||
| Oct-2015 | 2.32% | ||
| Nov-2015 | 2.12% | ||
| Dec-2015 | 2.56% | ||
| Jan-2016 | 2.45% | ||
| Feb-2016 | 2.45% | ||
| Mar-2016 | 2.44% | ||
| Apr-2016 | 2.58% | ||
| May-2016 | 2.33% | ||
| Jun-2016 | 2.52% | ||
| Jul-2016 | 2.61% | ||
| Aug-2016 | 2.46% | ||
| Sep-2016 | 2.65% | ||
| Oct-2016 | 2.50% | ||
| Nov-2016 | 2.50% | ||
| Dec-2016 | 2.54% | ||
| Jan-2017 | 2.39% | 2.46% | 2.46% |
| Feb-2017 | 2.48% | 2.49% | 2.49% |
| Mar-2017 | 2.34% | 2.52% | 2.52% |
| Apr-2017 | 2.33% | 2.56% | 2.54% |
| May-2017 | 2.37% | 2.59% | 2.57% |
| Jun-2017 | 2.32% | 2.62% | 2.60% |
| Jul-2017 | 2.32%% | 2.65% | 2.63% |
| Aug-2017 | 2.41% | 2.68% | 2.65% |
| Sep-2017 | 2.49% | 2.71% | 2.68% |
| Oct-2017 | 2.21% | 2.74% | 2.71% |
| Nov-2017 | 2.25% | 2.77% | 2.74% |
| Dec-2017 | 2.29% | 2.81% | 2.76% |
| Jan-2018 | 2.84% | 2.79% | |
| Feb-2018 | 2.87% | 2.82% | |
| Mar-2018 | 2.90% | 2.85% | |
| Apr-2018 | 2.93% | 2.88% | |
| May-2018 | 2.96% | 2.90% | |
| Jun-2018 | 2.99% | 2.93% | |
| Jul-2018 | 3.03% | 2.96% | |
| Aug-2018 | 3.06% | 2.99% | |
| Sep-2018 | 3.09% | 3.01% | |
| Oct-2018 | 3.12% | 3.04% | |
| Nov-2018 | 3.15% | 3.07% | |
| Dec-2018 | 3.18% | 3.10% | |
| Jan-2019 | 3.21% | 3.12% |
*Nominal wage growth consistent with the Federal Reserve Board's 2 percent inflation target, 1.5 percent productivity growth, and a stable labor share of income.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series
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