Change in nominal wages, real wages, and total compensation, 2014–2015
| 2014–2015 change | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal wages | CES | Private-sector workers | 2.2% |
| Production/ nonsupervisory | 2.0% | ||
| ECI | Total compensation | 2.0% | |
| Wages and salaries | 2.1% | ||
| CPS ORG | Median | 1.8% | |
| Price indices | CPI-U-RS | 0.1% | |
| CPI-U-RS-CORE | 1.8% | ||
| Real wages | CPS ORG | CPI-U-RS | 1.7% |
| CPI-U-RS-CORE | 0.0% |
Note: Changes were calculated from the latter end of each year (i.e., monthly data were calculated from December 2014 to December 2015; quarterly calculated from 2014Q4 to 2015Q4; semiannual calculated from second half 2014 to second half 2015).
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES) public data series, BLS Employment Cost Index (ECI), and Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group (CPS ORG) microdata