Wages in the United States increased 3.76 percent in November of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.15 percent from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.54 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -6.12 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Wage Growth in the United States is expected to be 4.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Wages and Salaries Growth is projected to trend around 3.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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ADP Employment Change 22.00 37.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.80 3.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Hours 34.20 34.30 Hours Dec 2025
Challenger Job Cuts 108435.00 35553.00 Persons Jan 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1844.00 1819.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Earnings Growth Expectations 2.50 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Employed Persons 163992.00 163760.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2025
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.80 0.70 percent Sep 2025
Employment Cost - Wages 0.80 1.00 percent Sep 2025
Employment Rate 59.70 59.60 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 135215.00 134325.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Government Payrolls 13.00 6.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Challenger Hiring Plans 5306.00 10496.00 Persons Jan 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 231.00 209.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1687.00 1850.00 Thousand Nov 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 6542.00 6928.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Quits 3204.00 3193.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Quits Rate 2.00 1.90 Percent Nov 2025
Job Openings 6728.00 7947.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 212.25 206.25 Thousand Jan 2026
Participation Rate 62.40 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 121.64 122.23 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.14 1.11 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls -8.00 -2.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 50.00 56.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 37.00 50.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Nonfarm Productivity 4.90 4.10 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 28712.00 29452.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Personal Income MoM 0.30 0.10 percent Nov 2025
Population 341.15 338.51 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 117.97 116.55 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 66.83 66.67 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 66.83 66.67 Years Dec 2025
U-6 Unemployment Rate 8.40 8.70 percent Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 7503.00 7781.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.50 percent Dec 2025
Unit Labour Costs -1.90 -2.90 percent Sep 2025
Wage Growth 3.76 3.92 percent Nov 2025
Wages 31.76 31.73 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 29.51 29.49 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.40 10.60 percent Dec 2025


United States Wages and Salaries Growth
In the United States, wage growth refers to the yearly change in wages and salaries disbursements from government, manufacturing and service industries.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.76 3.92 15.54 -6.12 1960 - 2025 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA