Graph and download economic data for Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private (CES0500000003) from Mar 2006 to Jul 2025 about earnings, average, establishment survey, hours, wages, private, employment, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over (LES1252881600Q) from Q1 1979 to Q2 2025 about full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, real, employment, and USA.

Context

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. The BLS is a governmental statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor representatives. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics

Content

Bureau of Labor Statistics including CPI (inflation), employment, unemployment, and wage data.

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What is the average annual inflation across all US Cities? What was the monthly unemployment rate (U3) in 2016? What are the top 10 hourly-waged types of work in Pittsburgh, PA for 2016?

United States CES: MP: IBT: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 79,508.000 USD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 76,678.000 USD for 2016. United States CES: MP: IBT: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 49,662.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79,508.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 25,088.000 USD in 1984. United States CES: MP: IBT: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H045: Consumer Expenditure Survey: By Occupation.

Wages in the United States increased 4.78 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Wages and Salaries Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States CES: FL: IBT: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 60,997.000 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 59,110.000 USD for 2015. United States CES: FL: IBT: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 44,111.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60,997.000 USD in 2016 and a record low of 22,812.000 USD in 1984. United States CES: FL: IBT: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H042: Consumer Expenditure Survey: By Occupation.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Cutting workers occupations: 16 years and over: Men (LEU0254679400A) from 2000 to 2016 about second quartile, occupation, full-time, males, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, and USA.

The following are a selection of annual outcomes of services provided by the Pennsylvania's Department of Labor & Industry's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Outcomes include applicants and case outcomes including employment and wages.

Key Footnotes: 1) Employed in Competitive Labor Market means employment at or above the minimum wage in settings where most employees do not have disabilities. 2) Estimated Taxes Paid are based on a standard deduction for the year, annual tax brackets and rates established by the IRS, and flat-rate FICA, state, and local taxes. 3) Estimated Total Government Savings are estimated federal, state, and local taxes paid plus annualized public support dollars at closure. 4) Average per Person Cost for a Competitive Employment Placement is the average individual "life of case" cost for all persons having a competitive employment outcome regardless of total number of years receiving services. 5) Average per Person Cost of Services is the average individual "life of case" cost for all persons having an employment outcome regardless of total number of years receiving services. 6) Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Pennsylvania, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_pa.htm#00-0000.

United States CES: $30 to 39.999 Th: IBT: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 19,688.000 USD in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21,135.000 USD for 2015. United States CES: $30 to 39.999 Th: IBT: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 26,238.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,689.000 USD in 1984 and a record low of 19,688.000 USD in 2016. United States CES: $30 to 39.999 Th: IBT: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H041: Consumer Expenditure Survey: By Income Level.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Wages and Salaries by Generation: Birth Year from 1946 to 1964 (CXU900000LB1604M) from 2016 to 2023 about birth, salaries, tax, wages, income, and USA.

Note: PY 2024-25 partial data is from Ad hoc Reports as of 7/30/2025 - it needs to be reviewed and finalized in the OVR Annual Report 2024. OVR Annual Report - will be available January / February 2026

The following are a selection of annual outcomes of services provided by the Pennsylvania's Department of Labor & Industry's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Outcomes include applicants and case outcomes including employment and wages.

Key Footnotes: 1) Employed in Competitive Labor Market means employment at or above the minimum wage in settings where most employees do not have disabilities. 2) Estimated Taxes Paid are based on a standard deduction for the year, annual tax brackets and rates established by the IRS, and flat-rate FICA, state, and local taxes. 3) Estimated Total Government Savings are estimated federal, state, and local taxes paid plus annualized public support dollars at closure. 4) Average per Person Cost for a Competitive Employment Placement is the average individual "life of case" cost for all persons having a competitive employment outcome regardless of total number of years receiving services. 5) Average per Person Cost of Services is the average individual "life of case" cost for all persons having an employment outcome regardless of total number of years receiving services. 6) Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Pennsylvania, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_pa.htm#00-0000.

This indicator includes the estimated lifetime wages lost due to premature opioid-related mortality. This value is the sum of the product of the number of years of life lost due to premature opioid-related mortality and the average quarterly wages for county of residence—as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics—adjusted for inflation and then discounted.

VITAL SIGNS INDICATOR Income (EC5)

FULL MEASURE NAME Worker income by workplace (earnings)

LAST UPDATED October 2016

DESCRIPTION Income reflects the median earnings of individuals and households from employment, as well as the income distribution by quintile. Income data highlight how employees are being compensated for their work on an inflation-adjusted basis.

DATA SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census Count 4Pb (1970) Form STF3 (1980-1990) Form SF3a (2000) https://nhgis.org

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey Form B08521 (2006-2015; place of employment) http://api.census.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers Data Table (1970-2015; specific to each metro area) http://data.bls.gov

CONTACT INFORMATION vitalsigns.info@mtc.ca.gov

METHODOLOGY NOTES (across all datasets for this indicator) Income data reported in a given year reflects the income earned in the prior year (decennial Census) or in the prior 12 months (American Community Survey); note that this inconsistency has a minor effect on historical comparisons (for more information, go to: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/methodology/ASA_nelson.pdf). American Community Survey 1-year data is used for larger geographies – metropolitan areas and counties – while smaller geographies rely upon 5-year rolling average data due to their smaller sample sizes. Quintile income for 1970-2000 is imputed from Decennial Census data using methodology from the California Department of Finance (for more information, go to: http://www.dof.ca.gov/Forecasting/Demographics/Census_Data_Center_Network/documents/How_to_Recalculate_a_Median.pdf). Bay Area income is the population weighted average of county-level income.

Income has been inflated using the Consumer Price Index specific to each metro area; however, some metro areas lack metro-specific CPI data back to 1970 and therefore adjusted data is unavailable for some historical data points. Note that current MSA boundaries were used for historical comparison by identifying counties included in today’s metro areas.

United States CES: SE: IBT: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 57,319.000 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 54,405.000 USD for 2015. United States CES: SE: IBT: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 35,579.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57,319.000 USD in 2016 and a record low of 18,178.000 USD in 1984. United States CES: SE: IBT: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H042: Consumer Expenditure Survey: By Occupation.

This indicator includes the estimated total lost wages related to opioid use and the associated lost tax revenue for the state. Estimated lost wages are due to absenteeism, reduced productivity, hospitalization, unemployment and labor force exits due to opioid use. This value is the product of the estimated number of individuals with drug use disorder, the average weekly wages for county of residence—as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics—multiplied by 52 to represent annual wages, and a 17% reduction in productivity. The 17% reduction in productivity is from the following report: https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs44/44731/44731p.pdf

Graph and download economic data for Employment Cost Index: Wages and Salaries: Private Industry Workers (ECIWAG) from Q1 2001 to Q2 2025 about cost, ECI, salaries, workers, private industries, wages, private, employment, industry, inflation, indexes, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: Laundry and dry-cleaning workers occupations: 16 years and over: Men (LEU0254676800A) from 2000 to 2016 about laundry, second quartile, occupation, males, full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, and USA.

United States CES: CM: IBT: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 48,789.000 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 46,826.000 USD for 2015. United States CES: CM: IBT: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 28,986.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,789.000 USD in 2016 and a record low of 13,103.000 USD in 1984. United States CES: CM: IBT: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H042: Consumer Expenditure Survey: By Occupation.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Unemployment and Workers' Compensation, Veterans' Benefits, and Regular Contributions by Generation: Birth Year from 1946 to 1964 (CXUOTHREGINLB1604M) from 2016 to 2023 about veterans, birth, contributions, compensation, benefits, workers, tax, income, unemployment, and USA.

Employment and wages data for all locations, 2001 to 2016. Note on use for analysis: This data set mixes scale. It includes rows for census areas and economic regions, which contain multiple CDP's and cities from this same data set in many cases. To view this data by year and by borough, economic region, or city, add 'Employment and Wages Group Layers' to a WebMap or to the Build Your Own Map application. Contact dcraresearchandanalysis@alaska.gov with questions.Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.This data has been visualized in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) format and is provided as a service in the DCRA Information Portal by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Community and Regional Affairs (SOA DCCED DCRA), Research and Analysis section. SOA DCCED DCRA Research and Analysis is not the authoritative source for this data. For more information and for questions about this data, see: Alaska Local and Regional Information