Workplace fatalities vs Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States

Workplace fatalities and Average hourly earnings of all employees in United States, compared over time.

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United States, spaced by time . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish — earlier history stays on each indicator's own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Workplace fatalities

Unit: count · 4 observations

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Workplace fatalitiesWorkplace fatalities. 4 observations from 2021 to 2024, ranging from 186 to 220. Latest value 220 (2024). 0 50 100 150 200 250 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 191 220
Workplace fatalitiesWorkplace fatalities. 4 observations from 2021 to 2024, ranging from 186 to 220. Latest value 220 (2024). 0 100 200 300 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 191 220
Workplace fatalitiesWorkplace fatalities. 4 observations from 2021 to 2024, ranging from 186 to 220. Latest value 220 (2024). 0 100 200 300 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 191 220
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Workplace fatalities
Period Type Value
2021 Actual 191
2022 Actual 186
2023 Actual 212
2024 Actual 220
Source: BLS · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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

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Workplace fatalities

Total number of fatal work-related injuries incurred by workers in the industry.

4 observations in United States · source organisations: BLS

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

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

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