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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 3 April 2020

US Average Hourly Earnings 3 April 2020: 0.4% for March 2020, above the 0.2% forecast and up from 0.3% in February 2020. It is the highest reading since February 2019. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 Apr 2020 at 12:30 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%
March 2020
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.3%
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 3 April 2020: 0.4% for March 2020 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Apr 2020Mar0.4%0.2%0.3%
6 Mar 2020Feb0.3%0.3%0.2%
7 Feb 2020Jan0.2%0.3%0.1%
10 Jan 2020Dec0.1%0.3%0.3%
3 May 2019Apr0.2%0.3%0.2%
5 Apr 2019Mar0.1%0.3%0.4%
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%
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