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US Average Hourly Earnings

US Average Hourly Earnings 2 October 2026

US Average Hourly Earnings 2 October 2026: 0.1% for September 2026, below the 0.3% forecast and down from 0.3% in August 2026. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET). The next release is due on Fri 6 Nov 2026 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 3 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
0.1%
September 2026
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.3%
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 2 October 2026: 0.1% for September 2026 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Average Hourly Earnings 2 October 2026: 0.1% vs 0.3% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-average-hourly-earnings/2026-10-02

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Oct 2026Sep0.1%0.3%0.3%
4 Sep 2026Aug0.3%0.3%0.2%
7 Aug 2026Jul0.1%0.3%0.3%
2 Jul 2026Jun0.3%0.3%0.3%
5 Jun 2026May0.3%0.3%0.2%
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%
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