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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2021

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2021: 0.2% for January 2021, below the 0.3% forecast and against 1% in December 2020 (first reported as 0.8%). It is the lowest reading since October 2020. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 Feb 2021 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
0.2%
January 2021
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A miss can weaken the dollar by easing inflation concerns and increasing rate-cut expectations.

US Average Hourly Earnings 5 February 2021: 0.2% for January 2021 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Feb 2021Jan0.2%0.3%1%
8 Jan 2021Dec0.8%0.2%0.3%
4 Dec 2020Nov0.3%0.1%0.1%
6 Nov 2020Oct0.1%0.2%0%
2 Oct 2020Sep0.1%0.2%0.3%
4 Sep 2020Aug0.4%0.0%0.1%
7 Aug 2020Jul0.2%-0.5%-1.3%
2 Jul 2020Jun-1.2%-0.7%-1%
5 Jun 2020May-1%1%4.7%
8 May 2020Apr4.7%0.4%0.5%
3 Apr 2020Mar0.4%0.2%0.3%
6 Mar 2020Feb0.3%0.3%0.2%
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