United States Living Wage Family  2015-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Living Wage Family in the United States decreased to 1496.20 USD/Month in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 1497.50 USD/Month in the third quarter of 2016. Living Wage Family in the United States averaged 1478.10 USD/Month from 2015 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 1497.50 USD/Month in the third quarter of 2016 and a record low of 1433 USD/Month in the fourth quarter of 2015.

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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.40 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls -33.00 169.00 1115.00 -834.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -40.00 164.00 1089.00 -816.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 7.00 5.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls -1.00 41.00 572.00 -519.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 222.00 244.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1888.00 1904.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 135.00 228.00 384.00 -846.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 154345.00 153439.00 154345.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 6801.00 7132.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.50 0.20 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.10 62.90 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.08 1.08 2.80 1.01 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.10 8.90 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.81 108.75 109.07 17.12 Index Points [+]
Productivity 108.08 107.66 108.08 27.60 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 6200.00 6502.00 6502.00 2132.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 6082.00 6140.00 6140.00 2196.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 32346.00 33825.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 22.23 22.14 22.23 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 20.96 20.85 20.96 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 2.95 3.49 13.77 -5.77 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.50 0.80 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Labor Market Conditions Index 1.50 3.30 32.00 -48.40 Index Points [+]
Population 324.30 322.06 324.30 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1496.20 1497.50 1497.50 1433.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1407.76 1399.20 1407.76 1302.75 USD/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 27650.00 27569.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 126690.00 125755.00 126690.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 60.40 60.10 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1780.00 1810.00 1860.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4130.00 4150.00 4150.00 4000.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Living Wage Family

WageIndicator Living Wage computations are based on the cost of living for a predefined food basket derived from the FAO database distinguishing 50 food groups with national food consumption patterns in per capita units, for housing and for transportation, with a margin for unexpected expenses. The data about prices of these items is collected through an online survey. Living Wage for a typical family refers to the family composition most common in the country at stake, calculated on the respective fertility rates. United States Living Wage Family - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1496.20 1497.50 1497.50 1433.00 2015 - 2016 USD/Month Quarterly




living wage family by Country

Last
Australia 2582.40 Dec/16
Brazil 2187.00 Dec/16
Canada 1777.70 Dec/16
France 1365.70 Dec/16
Germany 1428.30 Dec/16
India 19735.10 Dec/16
Indonesia 3181234.00 Dec/16
Italy 1185.10 Dec/16
Mexico 7912.50 Dec/16
Netherlands 1196.30 Dec/16
Russia 33965.10 Dec/16
Spain 1048.90 Dec/16
Turkey 2407.40 Dec/16
United Kingdom 1152.50 Dec/16
United States 1496.20 Dec/16