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Year-over-year change in private-sector nominal average hourly earnings, 2007–2014
| CES, all private | ECI, wages and salaries | ECI, total compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-01 | 3.6427146% | 3.5749752% | 3.1746032% |
| 2007-04-01 | 3.3234127% | ||
| 2007-05-01 | 3.7257824% | ||
| 2007-06-01 | 3.8575668% | 3.3431662% | 3.1465093% |
| 2007-07-01 | 3.4482759% | ||
| 2007-08-01 | 3.5433071% | ||
| 2007-09-01 | 3.2337090% | 3.4146341% | 3.1219512% |
| 2007-10-01 | 3.2778865% | ||
| 2007-11-01 | 3.3203125% | ||
| 2007-12-01 | 3.1113272% | 3.2945736% | 3.0038760% |
| 2008-01-01 | 3.1067961% | ||
| 2008-02-01 | 3.0464217% | ||
| 2008-03-01 | 3.0332210% | 3.1639501% | 3.1730769% |
| 2008-04-01 | 2.8324532% | ||
| 2008-05-01 | 3.0172414% | ||
| 2008-06-01 | 2.6666667% | 3.1398668% | 2.9551954% |
| 2008-07-01 | 3.0000000% | ||
| 2008-08-01 | 3.2794677% | ||
| 2008-09-01 | 3.2747983% | 2.9245283% | 2.8382214% |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.3159640% | ||
| 2008-11-01 | 3.5916824% | ||
| 2008-12-01 | 3.6303630% | 2.6266417% | 2.4459078% |
| 2009-01-01 | 3.5310734% | ||
| 2009-02-01 | 3.4725481% | ||
| 2009-03-01 | 3.1775701% | 2.0446097% | 1.8639329% |
| 2009-04-01 | 3.2212885% | ||
| 2009-05-01 | 2.8358903% | ||
| 2009-06-01 | 2.7365492% | 1.5682657% | 1.4814815% |
| 2009-07-01 | 2.5889968% | ||
| 2009-08-01 | 2.4390244% | ||
| 2009-09-01 | 2.2977941% | 1.3748854% | 1.1959522% |
| 2009-10-01 | 2.3383769% | ||
| 2009-11-01 | 2.0529197% | ||
| 2009-12-01 | 1.8198362% | 1.2797075% | 1.1937557% |
| 2010-01-01 | 1.9554343% | ||
| 2010-02-01 | 1.8140590% | ||
| 2010-03-01 | 1.7663043% | 1.4571949% | 1.6468435% |
| 2010-04-01 | 1.7639077% | ||
| 2010-05-01 | 1.8987342% | ||
| 2010-06-01 | 1.7607223% | 1.6348774% | 1.9160584% |
| 2010-07-01 | 1.8476791% | ||
| 2010-08-01 | 1.7070979% | ||
| 2010-09-01 | 1.8867925% | 1.6274864% | 2.0000000% |
| 2010-10-01 | 1.8817204% | ||
| 2010-11-01 | 1.6540009% | ||
| 2010-12-01 | 1.7426273% | 1.8050542% | 2.0871143% |
| 2011-01-01 | 1.9625335% | ||
| 2011-02-01 | 1.8262806% | ||
| 2011-03-01 | 1.8246551% | 1.6157989% | 1.9801980% |
| 2011-04-01 | 1.9111111% | ||
| 2011-05-01 | 2.0408163% | ||
| 2011-06-01 | 2.1295475% | 1.6979446% | 2.3276634% |
| 2011-07-01 | 2.2566372% | ||
| 2011-08-01 | 1.9434629% | ||
| 2011-09-01 | 1.9400353% | 1.6903915% | 2.1390374% |
| 2011-10-01 | 2.1108179% | ||
| 2011-11-01 | 2.0228672% | ||
| 2011-12-01 | 1.9762846% | 1.5957447% | 2.2222222% |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.7060367% | ||
| 2012-02-01 | 1.9247594% | ||
| 2012-03-01 | 2.1416084% | 1.8551237% | 2.1182701% |
| 2012-04-01 | 2.0497165% | ||
| 2012-05-01 | 1.7826087% | ||
| 2012-06-01 | 1.9548219% | 1.8453427% | 1.8372703% |
| 2012-07-01 | 1.7741238% | ||
| 2012-08-01 | 1.8630849% | ||
| 2012-09-01 | 1.9896194% | 1.8372703% | 1.9197208% |
| 2012-10-01 | 1.4642550% | ||
| 2012-11-01 | 1.8965517% | ||
| 2012-12-01 | 2.1102498% | 1.7452007% | 1.8260870% |
| 2013-01-01 | 2.1505376% | ||
| 2013-02-01 | 2.1030043% | ||
| 2013-03-01 | 1.8827557% | 1.7346054% | 1.9014693% |
| 2013-04-01 | 1.9658120% | ||
| 2013-05-01 | 2.0504058% | ||
| 2013-06-01 | 2.1729868% | 1.8981881% | 1.8900344% |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.9132653% | ||
| 2013-08-01 | 2.2118248% | ||
| 2013-09-01 | 2.0356234% | 1.8041237% | 1.8835616% |
| 2013-10-01 | 2.2495756% | ||
| 2013-11-01 | 2.1573604% | ||
| 2013-12-01 | 1.9401097% | 2.0583190% | 1.9641332% |
| 2014-01-01 | 1.9789474% | ||
| 2014-02-01 | 2.1017234% | ||
| 2014-03-01 | 2.1419572% | 1.7050298% | 1.6963528% |
| 2014-04-01 | 1.9698240% | ||
| 2014-05-01 | 2.0510674% | ||
| 2014-06-01 | 1.9599666% | 1.8628281% | 2.0236088% |
| 2014-07-01 | 2.0442219% | ||
| 2014-08-01 | 2.1223471% | ||
| 2014-09-01 | 1.9950125% | 2.2784810% | 2.2689076% |
| 2014-10-01 | 1.9510170% | ||
| 2014-11-01 | 1.9461698% | ||
| 2014-12-01 | 1.6549441% | 2.1848739% | 2.3450586% |
* 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 (CES) public data series and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index (ECI)
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