Real average weekly earnings were about unchanged from May to June after seasonal
adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor
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rise in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W). Average weekly hours were unchanged.
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 2.1 percent,
seasonally adjusted, from June 2002 to June 2003. After deflation by the CPI-W,
average weekly earnings were about unchanged. Before adjustment for seasonal
change and inflation, average weekly earnings were $522.75 in June 2003, compared
with $511.87 a year earlier.