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1. bumpy year for inflation-adjusted earnings for production and non-supervisory workers

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 02:53 PM

Jan 2020

(80% of the private workforce)
Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, 1982-84 dollars, total private, seasonally adjusted

YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2019 9.39 9.39 9.38 9.37 9.40 9.42 9.41 9.45 9.48 9.46 9.46 9.44
The last 2 months are preliminary. The December figure is as a result of today's CPI report, and last Friday's nominal earnings report

https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000032
Down over last 3 months

In nominal dollars (not inflation adjusted), i.e. current dollars, i.e. "greenbacks"
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000008

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BLS Report: CPI for all items rises 0.2% in December as gasoline, shelter, medical care indexes rise [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 OP

bumpy year for inflation-adjusted earnings for production and non-supervisory workers progree Jan 2020 #1

Health care costs up 4.6% in 2019, compared to overall CPI of +2.3% progree Jan 2020 #2