Summary
Real earnings, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, are average hourly and weekly earnings adjusted for inflation and expressed in constant dollars, reflecting changes in consumer prices over time. The BLS publishes real earnings data on a monthly basis as part of the Real Earnings news release. Real earnings are derived from the Current Employment Statistics survey and represent average earnings for employees on private nonfarm payrolls, including both all employees and production and nonsupervisory workers.
