Average hourly earnings of all employees vs Average weekly hours of all employees in United States

In 2026, average hourly earnings of all employees in United States was 43.4 USD; average weekly hours of all employees was 38.4 hours.

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Average hourly earnings of all employees

Unit: USD · 4 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Average hourly earnings of all employeesAverage hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026). USD 0 10 20 30 40 50 5 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 6 May 15 May 22 May 5 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 43.5 43.9
Average hourly earnings of all employeesAverage hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026). USD 0 10 20 30 40 50 5 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 8 May 15 May 22 May 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 43.5 43.9
Average hourly earnings of all employeesAverage hourly earnings of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 43.4 USD to 43.9 USD. Latest value 43.9 USD (July 2026). USD 0 10 20 30 40 50 5 Apr 22 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 43.5 43.9
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Average hourly earnings of all employees
Period Type Value
April 2026 Actual 43.5 USD
May 2026 Actual 43.5 USD
June 2026 Actual 43.4 USD
July 2026 Estimate 43.9 USD
Source: BLS · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Average weekly hours of all employees

Unit: hours · 4 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 6 May 15 May 22 May 5 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 8 May 15 May 22 May 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
Average weekly hours of all employeesAverage weekly hours of all employees. 4 observations from April 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 38.4 hours to 38.5 hours. Latest value 38.4 hours (July 2026). hours 0 10 20 30 40 5 Apr 22 Jun May 2026 Jun 2026 38.5 38.4
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Average weekly hours of all employees
Period Type Value
April 2026 Actual 38.5 hours
May 2026 Actual 38.4 hours
June 2026 Actual 38.4 hours
July 2026 Estimate 38.4 hours
Source: BLS · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Average hourly earnings of all employees Average weekly hours of all employees
2026 43.4 USD 38.4 hours

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Average hourly earnings of all employees

Mean hourly wage rate earned by all employees in the industry.

4 observations in United States · source organisations: BLS

Average weekly hours of all employees

Mean number of hours worked per week by all employees in the industry.

4 observations in United States · source organisations: BLS

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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