Data for October 2025 is unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.
Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to deflate the earnings series for all employees.
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Monthly average hourly earnings for all employees 2012-2025 in the U.S.
In December 2025, the real average hourly earnings of all employees in the United States were U.S. dollars. The figure has followed a general upward trend since June 2022, when it stood at U.S. dollars.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 13, 2026). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from December 2012 to December 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from December 2012 to December 2025." Chart. January 13, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from December 2012 to December 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees in The United States from December 2012 to December 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Jan 2026, /statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from December 2012 to December 2025 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 13, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
