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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 May 2020

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 May 2020: 4.7% for April 2020, above the 0.4% forecast and against 0.5% in March 2020 (first reported as 0.4%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 May 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
4.7%
April 2020
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
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 May 2020: 4.7% for April 2020 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 May 2020Apr4.7%0.4%0.5%
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%
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