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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 3 September 2021

US Average Hourly Earnings 3 September 2021: 0.6% for August 2021, above the 0.3% forecast and up from 0.4% in July 2021. It is the highest reading since April 2021. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 Sep 2021 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
0.6%
August 2021
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.4%
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 September 2021: 0.6% for August 2021 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Sep 2021Aug0.6%0.3%0.4%
6 Aug 2021Jul0.4%0.3%0.4%
2 Jul 2021Jun0.3%0.4%0.4%
4 Jun 2021May0.5%0.2%0.7%
7 May 2021Apr0.7%0%-0.1%
2 Apr 2021Mar-0.1%0.1%0.3%
5 Mar 2021Feb0.2%0.2%0.1%
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%
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