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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2016

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2016: 0.5% for January 2016, above the 0.3% forecast and up from 0% in December 2015. It is the highest reading since January 2015. 4 of the last 8 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 Feb 2016 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.5%
January 2016
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat can support the dollar, particularly if payrolls are also strong and markets see persistent wage pressure.

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2016: 0.5% for January 2016 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 8 releases
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The last 8 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Feb 2016Jan0.5%0.3%0%
8 Jan 2016Dec0%0.2%0.2%
5 Jun 2015May0.3%0.2%0.1%
8 May 2015Apr0.1%0.2%0.2%
3 Apr 2015Mar0.3%0.2%0.1%
6 Mar 2015FEB0.1%0.2%0.5%
6 Feb 2015Jan0.5%0.3%-0.2%
9 Jan 2015DEC-0.2%0.2%0.2%
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