Wages in the United States increased 5.77 percent in February of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.19 percent from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 15.28 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -5.89 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Wage Growth in the United States is expected to be 3.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Wages and Salaries Growth is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.



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ADP Employment Change 184.00 155.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Mar 2024
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 4.10 4.30 percent Mar 2024
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.30 Hours Mar 2024
Challenger Job Cuts 90309.00 84638.00 Persons Mar 2024
Continuing Jobless Claims 1817.00 1789.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Employed Persons 161466.00 160968.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Employment Cost Index 0.90 1.10 percent Dec 2023
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.70 0.90 percent Dec 2023
Employment Cost - Wages 0.90 1.20 percent Dec 2023
Employment Rate 60.30 60.10 percent Mar 2024
Full Time Employment 132940.00 132946.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Government Payrolls 71.00 63.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Hiring Plans Announcements 21102.00 10317.00 Persons Mar 2024
Initial Jobless Claims 211.00 222.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1724.00 1596.00 Thousand Feb 2024
JOLTs Job Openings 8756.00 8748.00 Thousand Feb 2024
JOLTs Job Quits 3484.00 3446.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Job Quits Rate 2.20 2.20 Percent Feb 2024
Job Openings 8352.00 8845.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 214.25 214.50 Thousand Apr 2024
Participation Rate 62.70 62.50 percent Mar 2024
Labour Costs 119.99 119.42 points Dec 2023
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.72 0.76 percent Feb 2024
Manufacturing Payrolls 0.00 -10.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 303.00 270.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 232.00 207.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Nonfarm Productivity 3.20 4.70 percent Dec 2023
Part Time Employment 28632.00 27941.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Personal Income MoM 0.30 1.00 percent Feb 2024
Population 335.89 334.13 Million Dec 2023
Productivity 112.09 110.88 points Dec 2023
Retirement Age Men 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
Retirement Age Women 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2024
U-6 Unemployment Rate 7.30 7.30 percent Mar 2024
Unemployed Persons 6429.00 6458.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.80 3.90 percent Mar 2024
Unit Labour Costs 0.40 0.10 percent Dec 2023
Wage Growth 5.77 5.65 percent Feb 2024
Wages 29.79 29.72 USD/Hour Mar 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 27.46 27.31 USD/Hour Mar 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.80 7.30 percent Feb 2024

United States Wages and Salaries Growth
In the United States, wage growth refers to the yearly change in wages and salaries disbursements from government, manufacturing and service industries.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.77 5.65 15.28 -5.89 1960 - 2024 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA