Table A
Average hourly wages of private sector production and nonsupervisory workers (in 2018 dollars), 1998-2018
| Date | Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers, in 2018 dollars |
|---|---|
| Jan-1998 | $19.98 |
| Feb-1998 | 20.04 |
| Mar-1998 | 20.10 |
| Apr-1998 | 20.16 |
| May-1998 | 20.19 |
| Jun-1998 | 20.21 |
| Jul-1998 | 20.20 |
| Aug-1998 | 20.26 |
| Sep-1998 | 20.32 |
| Oct-1998 | 20.34 |
| Nov-1998 | 20.36 |
| Dec-1998 | 20.38 |
| Jan-1999 | 20.43 |
| Feb-1999 | 20.48 |
| Mar-1999 | 20.50 |
| Apr-1999 | 20.45 |
| May-1999 | 20.51 |
| Jun-1999 | 20.57 |
| Jul-1999 | 20.57 |
| Aug-1999 | 20.54 |
| Sep-1999 | 20.56 |
| Oct-1999 | 20.56 |
| Nov-1999 | 20.56 |
| Dec-1999 | 20.56 |
| Jan-2000 | 20.58 |
| Feb-2000 | 20.57 |
| Mar-2000 | 20.52 |
| Apr-2000 | 20.61 |
| May-2000 | 20.64 |
| Jun-2000 | 20.59 |
| Jul-2000 | 20.58 |
| Aug-2000 | 20.64 |
| Sep-2000 | 20.61 |
| Oct-2000 | 20.66 |
| Nov-2000 | 20.71 |
| Dec-2000 | 20.75 |
| Jan-2001 | 20.64 |
| Feb-2001 | 20.68 |
| Mar-2001 | 20.77 |
| Apr-2001 | 20.75 |
| May-2001 | 20.73 |
| Jun-2001 | 20.74 |
| Jul-2001 | 20.80 |
| Aug-2001 | 20.85 |
| Sep-2001 | 20.82 |
| Oct-2001 | 20.92 |
| Nov-2001 | 21.00 |
| Dec-2001 | 21.08 |
| Jan-2002 | 21.06 |
| Feb-2002 | 21.05 |
| Mar-2002 | 21.05 |
| Apr-2002 | 20.97 |
| May-2002 | 21.01 |
| Jun-2002 | 21.08 |
| Jul-2002 | 21.09 |
| Aug-2002 | 21.08 |
| Sep-2002 | 21.11 |
| Oct-2002 | 21.15 |
| Nov-2002 | 21.15 |
| Dec-2002 | 21.19 |
| Jan-2003 | 21.12 |
| Feb-2003 | 21.11 |
| Mar-2003 | 21.06 |
| Apr-2003 | 21.14 |
| May-2003 | 21.24 |
| Jun-2003 | 21.25 |
| Jul-2003 | 21.25 |
| Aug-2003 | 21.18 |
| Sep-2003 | 21.11 |
| Oct-2003 | 21.15 |
| Nov-2003 | 21.19 |
| Dec-2003 | 21.13 |
| Jan-2004 | 21.10 |
| Feb-2004 | 21.09 |
| Mar-2004 | 21.07 |
| Apr-2004 | 21.09 |
| May-2004 | 21.05 |
| Jun-2004 | 21.02 |
| Jul-2004 | 21.04 |
| Aug-2004 | 21.07 |
| Sep-2004 | 21.07 |
| Oct-2004 | 21.00 |
| Nov-2004 | 20.94 |
| Dec-2004 | 20.96 |
| Jan-2005 | 21.02 |
| Feb-2005 | 20.98 |
| Mar-2005 | 20.96 |
| Apr-2005 | 20.94 |
| May-2005 | 20.99 |
| Jun-2005 | 21.03 |
| Jul-2005 | 21.00 |
| Aug-2005 | 20.89 |
| Sep-2005 | 20.64 |
| Oct-2005 | 20.73 |
| Nov-2005 | 20.84 |
| Dec-2005 | 20.93 |
| Jan-2006 | 20.87 |
| Feb-2006 | 20.94 |
| Mar-2006 | 20.98 |
| Apr-2006 | 21.00 |
| May-2006 | 20.95 |
| Jun-2006 | 20.99 |
| Jul-2006 | 20.95 |
| Aug-2006 | 20.93 |
| Sep-2006 | 21.07 |
| Oct-2006 | 21.26 |
| Nov-2006 | 21.30 |
| Dec-2006 | 21.26 |
| Jan-2007 | 21.28 |
| Feb-2007 | 21.28 |
| Mar-2007 | 21.25 |
| Apr-2007 | 21.25 |
| May-2007 | 21.25 |
| Jun-2007 | 21.30 |
| Jul-2007 | 21.31 |
| Aug-2007 | 21.35 |
| Sep-2007 | 21.33 |
| Oct-2007 | 21.29 |
| Nov-2007 | 21.19 |
| Dec-2007 | 21.20 |
| Jan-2008 | 21.19 |
| Feb-2008 | 21.20 |
| Mar-2008 | 21.22 |
| Apr-2008 | 21.22 |
| May-2008 | 21.17 |
| Jun-2008 | 21.02 |
| Jul-2008 | 20.94 |
| Aug-2008 | 21.06 |
| Sep-2008 | 21.07 |
| Oct-2008 | 21.31 |
| Nov-2008 | 21.78 |
| Dec-2008 | 22.03 |
| Jan-2009 | 21.99 |
| Feb-2009 | 21.98 |
| Mar-2009 | 22.06 |
| Apr-2009 | 22.06 |
| May-2009 | 22.04 |
| Jun-2009 | 21.89 |
| Jul-2009 | 21.93 |
| Aug-2009 | 21.96 |
| Sep-2009 | 21.95 |
| Oct-2009 | 21.93 |
| Nov-2009 | 21.94 |
| Dec-2009 | 21.96 |
| Jan-2010 | 22.01 |
| Feb-2010 | 22.06 |
| Mar-2010 | 22.06 |
| Apr-2010 | 22.10 |
| May-2010 | 22.17 |
| Jun-2010 | 22.20 |
| Jul-2010 | 22.17 |
| Aug-2010 | 22.22 |
| Sep-2010 | 22.18 |
| Oct-2010 | 22.21 |
| Nov-2010 | 22.17 |
| Dec-2010 | 22.09 |
| Jan-2011 | 22.13 |
| Feb-2011 | 22.05 |
| Mar-2011 | 21.93 |
| Apr-2011 | 21.90 |
| May-2011 | 21.87 |
| Jun-2011 | 21.89 |
| Jul-2011 | 21.88 |
| Aug-2011 | 21.83 |
| Sep-2011 | 21.79 |
| Oct-2011 | 21.85 |
| Nov-2011 | 21.81 |
| Dec-2011 | 21.81 |
| Jan-2012 | 21.76 |
| Feb-2012 | 21.73 |
| Mar-2012 | 21.75 |
| Apr-2012 | 21.76 |
| May-2012 | 21.80 |
| Jun-2012 | 21.85 |
| Jul-2012 | 21.88 |
| Aug-2012 | 21.74 |
| Sep-2012 | 21.69 |
| Oct-2012 | 21.63 |
| Nov-2012 | 21.73 |
| Dec-2012 | 21.78 |
| Jan-2013 | 21.79 |
| Feb-2013 | 21.73 |
| Mar-2013 | 21.82 |
| Apr-2013 | 21.90 |
| May-2013 | 21.90 |
| Jun-2013 | 21.91 |
| Jul-2013 | 21.89 |
| Aug-2013 | 21.88 |
| Sep-2013 | 21.93 |
| Oct-2013 | 21.94 |
| Nov-2013 | 21.96 |
| Dec-2013 | 21.92 |
| Jan-2014 | 21.93 |
| Feb-2014 | 22.02 |
| Mar-2014 | 21.96 |
| Apr-2014 | 21.95 |
| May-2014 | 21.96 |
| Jun-2014 | 21.94 |
| Jul-2014 | 21.96 |
| Aug-2014 | 22.03 |
| Sep-2014 | 22.03 |
| Oct-2014 | 22.06 |
| Nov-2014 | 22.15 |
| Dec-2014 | 22.18 |
| Jan-2015 | 22.41 |
| Feb-2015 | 22.40 |
| Mar-2015 | 22.38 |
| Apr-2015 | 22.40 |
| May-2015 | 22.40 |
| Jun-2015 | 22.36 |
| Jul-2015 | 22.34 |
| Aug-2015 | 22.39 |
| Sep-2015 | 22.48 |
| Oct-2015 | 22.54 |
| Nov-2015 | 22.51 |
| Dec-2015 | 22.58 |
| Jan-2016 | 22.64 |
| Feb-2016 | 22.73 |
| Mar-2016 | 22.73 |
| Apr-2016 | 22.71 |
| May-2016 | 22.68 |
| Jun-2016 | 22.67 |
| Jul-2016 | 22.72 |
| Aug-2016 | 22.70 |
| Sep-2016 | 22.69 |
| Oct-2016 | 22.71 |
| Nov-2016 | 22.69 |
| Dec-2016 | 22.67 |
| Jan-2017 | 22.60 |
| Feb-2017 | 22.63 |
| Mar-2017 | 22.70 |
| Apr-2017 | 22.72 |
| May-2017 | 22.78 |
| Jun-2017 | 22.82 |
| Jul-2017 | 22.85 |
| Aug-2017 | 22.79 |
| Sep-2017 | 22.77 |
| Oct-2017 | 22.74 |
| Nov-2017 | 22.72 |
| Dec-2017 | 22.75 |
| Jan-2018 | 22.70 |
| Feb-2018 | 22.70 |
| Mar-2018 | 22.78 |
| Apr-2018 | 22.80 |
| May-2018 | 22.81 |
| Jun-2018 | 22.81 |
| Jul-2018 | 22.81 |
| Aug-2018 | 22.88 |
| Sep-2018 | 22.92 |
| Oct-2018 | 22.89 |
| Nov-2018 | 22.99 |
| Dec-2018 | 23.09 |
Source: EPI of analysis of BLS Current Employment Statistics.
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