Yet, the
civilian unemployment rate has fell from 9.8% to 8.2%.
Current Report Jobs
Average Weekly Hours
Average weekly hours for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls declined to 34.4 hours in May. Average weekly hours for production and nonsupervisory employees remained unchanged at 33.7 hours.
Average Hourly Earnings vs. CPI
Except in the depths of the recession when the CPI plunged into negative territory, wages have not kept up with the CPI.