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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 March 2019

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 March 2019: 0.4% for February 2019, above the 0.3% forecast and up from 0.1% in January 2019. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Mar 2019 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
0.4%
February 2019
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.1%
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 8 March 2019: 0.4% for February 2019 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Mar 2019Feb0.4%0.3%0.1%
1 Feb 2019Jan0.1%0.3%0.4%
4 Jan 2019Dec0.4%0.3%0.2%
4 May 2018Apr0.1%0.2%0.2%
6 Apr 2018Mar0.3%0.2%0.1%
9 Mar 2018Feb0.1%0.2%0.3%
2 Feb 2018Jan0.3%0.3%0.4%
5 Jan 2018Dec0.3%0.3%0.1%
5 May 2017Apr0.3%0.3%0.1%
7 Apr 2017Mar0.2%0.2%0.3%
10 Mar 2017Feb0.2%0.3%0.2%
3 Feb 2017Jan0.1%0.3%0.2%
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