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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 May 2026

US Average Hourly Earnings 8 May 2026: 0.2% for April 2026, below the 0.3% forecast and unchanged from 0.2% in March 2026. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 May 2026 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
0.2%
April 2026
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.2%
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 8 May 2026: 0.2% for April 2026 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Average Hourly Earnings 8 May 2026: 0.2% vs 0.3% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-average-hourly-earnings/2026-05-08

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 May 2026Apr0.2%0.3%0.2%
3 Apr 2026Mar0.2%0.3%0.4%
6 Mar 2026Feb0.4%0.3%0.4%
11 Feb 2026Jan0.4%0.3%0.3%
20 Nov 2025Sep0.2%0.3%0.4%
5 Sep 2025Aug0.3%0.3%0.3%
1 Aug 2025Jul0.3%0.3%0.2%
3 Jul 2025Jun0.2%0.3%0.4%
6 Jun 2025May0.4%0.3%0.2%
2 May 2025Apr0.2%0.3%0.3%
4 Apr 2025Mar0.3%0.3%0.2%
7 Mar 2025Feb0.3%0.3%0.4%
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