Friday, May 15, 2009
Tweet[IWS] BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2009 [15 May 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2009 [15 May 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.1 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 increase stemmed from a 0.1
percent increase in average hourly earnings. Average weekly hours and the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) 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 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April
2008 to April 2009. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings
increased by 2.6 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and inflation,
average weekly earnings were $607.13 in April 2009, compared with $603.12 a year
earlier.
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Real Earnings for May 2009 will be released on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2009 [15 May 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.1 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 increase stemmed from a 0.1
percent increase in average hourly earnings. Average weekly hours and the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) 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 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from April
2008 to April 2009. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings
increased by 2.6 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and inflation,
average weekly earnings were $607.13 in April 2009, compared with $603.12 a year
earlier.
_____________________________
Real Earnings for May 2009 will be released on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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