Inflation Adjusted Average Hourly Earnings below February 2026 Levels
They’re all lower than they were in February … but deflated using CPI ex shelter (mimicking HICP), they’re down 1.4%. Figure 1: Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers deflated by CPI – all urban (black), CPI wage earners and clerical workers (purple), chained CPI (light green), CPI ex-shelter (blue), AIER Everyday Price Index […]
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