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Table A. Composition of change in real earnings (production or
Table 1. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
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Table 2. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls1/, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Revised seasonally adjusted average hourly and weekly earnings of

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USDL 95-170

WIRE EMBARGO UNTIL
10:00 A.M. (EDT) FRIDAY,
MAY 12, 1995

REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 1995
Real average weekly earnings rose 0.6 percent from March
to April after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data
released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor. This rise stemmed from a 0.6 percent
increase in average hourly earnings coupled with a 0.3 percent
increase in average weekly hours. These gains were partially offset
by a 0.3 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll
reports of private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both
full-time and part-time workers holding production or nonsupervisory
jobs are included. Real average weekly earnings are calculated
by adjusting earnings in current dollars for changes in the CPI-W.
Average weekly earnings rose by 2.4 percent between April
of 1994 and 1995 as a result of a 3.0 percent increase in average
hourly earnings being partially offset by a 0.6 percent decline in
average weekly hours. After adjustment for a 3.2 percent gain in
the CPI-W over the same period, real average weekly earnings fell
by 0.8 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and deflation
by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings were $391.02 in April 1995,
compared with $381.92 a year earlier.

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Real Earnings for May 1995 will be released on Tuesday,
June 13, 1995.
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* The estimates of average weekly hours and average hourly and
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* weekly earnings from January 1990 forward will be revised
*
* with the release of May data to reflect new employment bench- *
* marks and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Table A.

Composition of change in real earnings (production or

nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls)
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The
| Real
Year
|Average | Average |Average |Consumer |average
and
| hourly | weekly | weekly | Price | weekly
month
|earnings | hours |earnings |Index 1/ |earnings
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Percent change from preceding month, seasonally adjusted
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1994:
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|
|
Apr.
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
0.4
May
|
.4
|
.3
|
.6
|
.1
|
.5
June
|
-.1
|
-.6
|
-.7
|
.3
| -1.0
July
|
.3
|
.0
|
.3
|
.4
|
-.1
Aug.
|
.2
|
-.6
|
-.4
|
.3
|
-.7
Sept.
|
.4
|
.6
|
.9
|
.2
|
.7
Oct.
|
.7
|
.9
|
1.6
|
.1
|
1.5
Nov.
|
-.2
|
-.9
| -1.0
|
.2
| -1.2
Dec.
|
.2
|
.0
|
.2
|
.2
|
(2)
1995:
|
|
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Jan.
|
.5
|
.6
|
1.1
|
.3
|
.8
Feb.
|
.0
|
-.9
|
-.9
|
.3
| -1.1
Mar. p
|
.1
|
.0
|
.1
|
.3
|
-.2
Apr. p
|
.6
|
.3
|
.9
|
.3
|
.6
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Percent change from same month a year ago
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1994:
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|
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|
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Apr.
|
2.6
|
0.9
|
3.5
|
2.2
|
1.3
May
|
2.5
|
.3
|
2.8
|
2.1
|
.7
June
|
2.5
|
.6
|
3.1
|
2.4
|
.6
July
|
2.7
|
.3
|
3.0
|
2.6
|
.3
Aug.
|
2.4
|
-.6
|
1.8
|
2.9
| -1.0
Sept.
|
2.7
|
.6
|
3.3
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3.0
|
.3
Oct.
|
2.9
|
.9
|
3.8
|
2.6
|
1.2
Nov.
|
2.7
|
.0
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
(2)
Dec.
|
2.7
|
.0
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
(2)
1995:
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Jan.
|
2.6
|
.3
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
(2)
Feb.
|
2.6
|
.6
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
.3
Mar. p
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2.8
|
-.6
|
2.2
|
3.0
|
-.8
Apr. p
|
3.0
|
-.6
|
2.4
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3.2
|
-.8
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1/ The deflator for the
for Urban Wage Earners and
_
constant dollar series presentClerical Workers (CPI-W).
ed in this release is derived
2/ Less than 0.05 percent.
_
from the Consumer Price Index
p = preliminary.

Table 1. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars1/ by industry
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| Apr. | Mar. | Apr. |Percent change |
| 1994 | 1995p | 1995p |Apr. 1994 |
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|Apr. 1995
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Total private: 2/
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_
Current dollars............|$11.07 |$11.35 |$11.40 |
3.0
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 7.41 | 7.39 | 7.40 |
-.1
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Mining:
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Current dollars............| 14.96 | 15.23 | 15.28 |
2.1
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 10.02 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
-1.0
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Construction:
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|
Current dollars............| 14.49 | 14.80 | 14.84 |
2.4
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 9.71 | 9.64 | 9.63 |
-.8
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Manufacturing:
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Current dollars............| 12.01 | 12.26 | 12.31 |
2.5
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 8.04 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
-.6
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Transportation and
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public utilities:
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Current dollars............| 13.78 | 14.09 | 14.18 |
2.9
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 9.23 | 9.18 | 9.20 |
-.3
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Wholesale trade:
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Current dollars............| 11.99 | 12.19 | 12.43 |
3.7
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 8.03 | 7.94 | 8.07 |
.5
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Retail trade:
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Current dollars............| 7.47 | 7.63 | 7.66 |
2.5
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 5.00 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
-.6
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Finance, insurance,
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and real estate:
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Current dollars............| 11.81 | 12.21 | 12.30 |
4.1
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 7.91 | 7.95 | 7.98 |
.9
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Services:
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Current dollars............| 11.01 | 11.37 | 11.42 |
3.7
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Constant (1982) dollars....| 7.37 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
.5
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Industry

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Average
hourly earnings

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Average

Industry

|
weekly earnings
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| Apr.
| Mar.
| Apr.
|Percent change

| 1994
| 1995p | 1995p |Apr. 1994 |
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|Apr. 1995
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Total private: 2/
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Current dollars............|$381.92 |$388.17 |$391.02 |
2.4
Constant (1982) dollars....| 255.81 | 252.88 | 253.74 |
-.8
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Mining:
|
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Current dollars............| 665.72 | 668.60 | 673.85 |
1.2
Constant (1982) dollars....| 445.89 | 435.57 | 437.28 |
-1.9
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Construction:
|
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Current dollars............| 554.97 | 563.88 | 557.98 |
.5
Constant (1982) dollars....| 371.71 | 367.35 | 362.09 |
-2.6
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Manufacturing:
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Current dollars............| 504.42 | 511.24 | 496.09 |
-1.7
Constant (1982) dollars....| 337.86 | 333.06 | 321.93 |
-4.7
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Transportation and
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public utilities:
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Current dollars............| 549.82 | 552.33 | 562.95 |
2.4
Constant (1982) dollars....| 368.27 | 359.82 | 365.31 |
-.8
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Wholesale trade:
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Current dollars............| 459.22 | 463.22 | 476.07 |
3.7
Constant (1982) dollars....| 307.58 | 301.77 | 308.94 |
.4
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Retail trade:
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Current dollars............| 214.39 | 215.93 | 221.37 |
3.3
Constant (1982) dollars....| 143.60 | 140.67 | 143.65 |
(3)
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Finance, insurance,
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and real estate:
|
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Current dollars............| 421.62 | 433.46 | 447.72 |
6.2
Constant (1982) dollars....| 282.40 | 282.38 | 290.54 |
2.9
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Services:
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|
Current dollars............| 356.72 | 367.25 | 371.15 |
4.0
Constant (1982) dollars....| 238.93 | 239.25 | 240.85 |
.8
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1/ The deflator for the constant dollar series presented
insurance,
_
in this release is derived from the Consumer Price Index for
this
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
jobs
2/ Data relate to the earnings of production and related
_
workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in
construction; and nonsupervisory workers in transportation

and public utilities, trade, finance,

and real estate, and services.

Included in

group are approximately four-fifths of all
on private industry payrolls.
3/ Less than 0.05 percent.
_
p = preliminary.

Table 2. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls1/, seasonally adjusted

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1994
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1995
Earnings
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| Apr. | May
| June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. |
Feb. |Mar. p |Apr. p
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Average hourly earnings:
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Current dollars..........| $11.05| $11.09| $11.08| $11.11| $11.13| $11.17| $11.25| $11.23| $11.25| $11.31|
$11.31| $11.32| $11.39
Constant (1982) dollars2.|
7.40|
7.42|
7.39|
7.38|
7.37|
7.38|
7.42|
7.39|
7.39|
7.41|
7.39|
7.37|
7.39
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Average weekly earnings:
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Current dollars..........| 383.44| 385.93| 383.37| 384.41| 382.87| 386.48| 392.63| 388.56| 389.25| 393.59|
390.20| 390.54| 394.09
Constant (1982) dollars2.| 256.83| 258.15| 255.58| 255.25| 253.39| 255.27| 258.99| 255.80| 255.75| 257.75|
254.87| 254.26| 255.74
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1/ See footnote 2, tale 1.
(CPI-W).
_
2/ The deflator for te constant dollar series presented
_
in this release is derived from the Consumer Price Index for

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

p = preliminary.

Table 3. Revised seasonally adjusted average hourly and weekly earnings of
production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls1/ in
constant (1982) dollars
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Average hourly earnings
Year
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| Jan.
| Feb.
| Mar.
| Apr.
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May
| June
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1990...........|
1991...........|
1992...........|
1993...........|
1994...........|
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| $7.57 | $7.56 | $7.57 | $7.58 | $7.57
|
7.43 |
7.44 |
7.45 |
7.45 |
7.47
|
7.44 |
7.43 |
7.42 |
7.42 |
7.42
|
7.38 |
7.40 |
7.37 |
7.38 |
7.38
|
7.42 |
7.40 |
7.40 |
7.42 |
7.39
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| July
| Aug.
| Sept. | Oct.
| Nov.
| Dec.
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1990...........|
7.56 |
7.49 |
7.48 |
7.43 |
7.43 |
7.43
1991...........|
7.46 |
7.47 |
7.47 |
7.46 |
7.43 |
7.44
1992...........|
7.41 |
7.43 |
7.40 |
7.40 |
7.41 |
7.38
1993...........|
7.38 |
7.39 |
7.40 |
7.39 |
7.40 |
7.40
1994...........|
7.38 |
7.37 |
7.38 |
7.42 |
7.39 |
7.39p
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Average weekly earnings
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| Jan.
| Feb.
| Mar.
| Apr.
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May
| June
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1990...........| $260.41 | $261.26 | $260.85 | $262.00 | $261.38 | $261.79
1991...........| 253.51 | 254.01 | 254.57 | 254.08 | 254.83 | 257.75
1992...........| 254.51 | 256.61 | 256.44 | 254.40 | 256.08 | 254.60
1993...........| 254.32 | 253.86 | 252.97 | 253.59 | 256.22 | 253.83
1994...........| 258.42 | 254.43 | 255.90 | 256.83 | 258.15 | 255.58
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| July
| Aug.
| Sept. | Oct.
| Nov.
| Dec.
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1990...........| 261.65 | 257.81 | 258.67 | 254.24 | 254.92 | 256.42
1991...........| 255.14 | 256.08 | 256.83 | 255.71 | 254.86 | 256.10
1992...........| 254.12 | 256.28 | 253.85 | 254.42 | 256.32 | 253.10
1993...........| 254.63 | 255.79 | 254.43 | 255.07 | 255.93 | 255.14
1994...........| 255.25 | 253.39 | 255.27 | 258.99 | 255.80 | 255.75p
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$7.55
7.41
7.42
7.39
7.43

1/ Data relate to the earnings of production and related workers in
ining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale
and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.
NOTE: These data have been revised to reflect the seasonal experience
in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) from January 1990 through December 1994.