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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 7 January 2022

US Average Hourly Earnings 7 January 2022: 0.6% for December 2021, above the 0.4% forecast and against 0.4% in November 2021 (first reported as 0.3%). It is the highest reading since September 2021. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 7 Jan 2022 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
0.6%
December 2021
Forecast
0.4%
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 7 January 2022: 0.6% for December 2021 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Jan 2022Dec0.6%0.4%0.4%
3 Dec 2021Nov0.3%0.4%0.4%
5 Nov 2021Oct0.4%0.4%0.6%
8 Oct 2021Sep0.6%0.4%0.4%
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%
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