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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 6 January 2023

US Average Hourly Earnings 6 January 2023: 0.3% for December 2022, below the 0.4% forecast and against 0.4% in November 2022 (first reported as 0.6%). It is the lowest reading since September 2022. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 Jan 2023 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
0.3%
December 2022
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.4%
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 6 January 2023: 0.3% for December 2022 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Average Hourly Earnings 6 January 2023: 0.3% vs 0.4% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-average-hourly-earnings/2023-01-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Jan 2023Dec0.3%0.4%0.4%
2 Dec 2022Nov0.6%0.3%0.5%
4 Nov 2022Oct0.4%0.3%0.3%
7 Oct 2022Sep0.3%0.3%0.3%
2 Sep 2022Aug0.3%0.4%0.5%
5 Aug 2022Jul0.5%0.3%0.4%
8 Jul 2022Jun0.3%0.3%0.4%
3 Jun 2022May0.3%0.4%0.3%
6 May 2022Apr0.3%0.4%0.5%
1 Apr 2022Mar0.4%0.4%0.1%
4 Mar 2022Feb0%0.5%0.6%
4 Feb 2022Jan0.7%0.5%0.5%
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