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Wages in the United States increased to 27.33 USD/Hour in May from 27.12 USD/Hour in April of 2022. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wages in the United States averaged 11.95 USD/Hour from 1964 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 27.33 USD/Hour in May of 2022 and a record low of 2.50 USD/Hour in February of 1964. This page provides - United States Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Average Hourly Wages - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on July of 2022.

Wages in the United States is expected to be 27.20 USD/Hour by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Average Hourly Wages is projected to trend around 28.67 USD/Hour in 2023 and 29.82 USD/Hour in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Unemployment Rate	3.60	3.60	percent	May 2022
Non Farm Payrolls	390.00	436.00	Thousand	May 2022
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	333.00	405.00	Thousand	May 2022
Government Payrolls	57.00	31.00	Thousand	May 2022
Manufacturing Payrolls	18.00	61.00	Thousand	May 2022
Unemployed Persons	5950.00	5941.00	Thousand	May 2022
Employed Persons	158426.00	158105.00	Thousand	May 2022
Average Hourly Earnings	0.30	0.30	percent	May 2022
Average Weekly Hours	34.60	34.60	Hours	May 2022
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.30	62.20	percent	May 2022
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.07	1.03	percent	Feb 2022
Youth Unemployment Rate	7.80	7.90	percent	May 2022
Labour Costs	127.95	124.20	points	Mar 2022
Productivity	110.98	113.17	points	Mar 2022
Job Vacancies	11981.00	11737.00	Thousand	Apr 2022
Job Offers	11400.00	11855.00	Thousand	Apr 2022
Wages	27.33	27.12	USD/Hour	May 2022
Wages in Manufacturing	24.93	24.82	USD/Hour	May 2022
Employment Cost Index	1.40	1.00	percent	Mar 2022
Part Time Employment	25766.00	26091.00	Thousand	May 2022
Full Time Employment	132800.00	132067.00	Thousand	May 2022
Employment Rate	60.10	60.00	percent	May 2022

United States Average Hourly Wages

In the United States, wages are benchmarked using average hourly earnings. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.