Wages in the United States increased 3.59 percent in May of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.18 percent from 1960 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 13.78 percent in January of 1979 and a record low of -5.88 percent in March of 2009.

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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.70 3.60 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 224.00 72.00 1118.00 -1959.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 191.00 83.00 1092.00 -1766.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 33.00 -11.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 17.00 3.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 209.00 222.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1723.00 1696.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 102.00 41.00 360.00 -706.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 157005.00 156758.00 157005.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 5975.00 5888.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.20 0.30 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.90 62.80 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.87 0.80 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.10 8.50 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.71 109.16 109.61 17.00 Index Points [+]
Productivity 106.96 106.06 106.96 26.02 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 7230.00 7739.00 7884.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 7323.00 7372.00 7626.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 41977.00 58577.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 23.43 23.39 23.43 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 22.03 22.04 22.04 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 3.59 3.56 13.78 -5.88 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.70 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Population 327.17 325.15 327.17 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 [+]
Employment Rate 60.60 60.60 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 130148.00 129695.00 130159.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 26807.00 26981.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Living Wage Family 2380.00 2270.00 2380.00 2160.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1660.00 1560.00 1660.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1960.00 1760.00 2340.00 1760.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4520.00 4330.00 4950.00 4330.00 USD/Month [+]


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. . This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Wages and Salaries Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Wages and Salaries Growth - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.59 3.56 13.78 -5.88 1960 - 2019 percent Monthly
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Argentina 2.77 Apr/19
Australia 2.30 Mar/19
Canada 2.90 Apr/19
Euro Area 2.50 Mar/19
France 0.80 Mar/19
Germany 1.20 Mar/19
Italy 1.60 May/19
Japan -0.20 May/19
Netherlands 2.34 Jun/19
Russia 2.80 May/19
Spain 4.62 May/19
Switzerland 0.50 Mar/19
United Kingdom 3.40 May/19
United States 3.59 May/19


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