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Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, seasonally adjusted

37.64 latest (2026-06-01) Dollars per hour unit monthly frequency United States geography unverified
verified 16h ago

Coverage 2006-03-01 to 2026-06-01 · series id bls/CES0500000003

Recent values

PeriodValueRevision
2026-06-01 37.64 1
2026-05-01 37.51 1
2026-04-01 37.41 1
2026-03-01 37.35 1
2026-02-01 37.27 1
2026-01-01 37.15 1
2025-12-01 37.02 1
2025-11-01 37 1
2025-10-01 36.85 1
2025-09-01 36.7 1
2025-08-01 36.62 1
2025-07-01 36.47 1

Verification history

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License and citation

License public-domain (terms). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS data are in the public domain.

Official table: Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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<img src="https://starwell.dev/sources/bls/CES0500000003/chart.svg"
     alt="Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, seasonally adjusted" width="720" />
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"question": "What is the latest value?", "series": [{"source": "bls", "seriesId": "CES0500000003"}]}'