Average Weekly Earnings
$1,290
+3.46%up YoY
Markets Wages
Average Hourly Earnings — Total Private
Wages · BLS CES · Monthly · National
Latest reading July 2026
$37.62
+0.05%up, generally favorable MoM
+3.15%up, generally favorable YoY
- Atlanta
- $37.03 July 2026
Key Stats
Latest$37.62July 2026
Prior Period$37.60Jun 2026
Period Change+0.05%up, generally favorableMoM
Prior Year$36.47Jul 2025
Year Change+3.15%up, generally favorableYoY
12-Mo High$37.62Jul 2026
12-Mo Low$36.62Aug 2025
3-Yr High$37.62Jul 2026
3-Yr Low$33.89Aug 2023
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations235Jan 2007 – Jul 2026
Atlanta Reading$37.03July 2026
Related Market Measures
Job Economy Report
Average Weekly Hours
34.3
+0.29%up YoY
All Items
333.918
+3.36%up, mixed signal YoY
All Items Less Food and Energy
337.133
+2.48%up YoY
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
158.9M
+0.20%up, generally favorable YoY
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
−0.2 ppdown, generally favorable YoY
Quits
3.23M
−0.68%down, mixed signal YoY
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Performance Overview
1 Month
+0.05%up, generally favorable
July 2026
3 Month
+0.56%up, generally favorable
since Apr 2026
1 Year
+3.15%up, generally favorable
YoY
3 Year
+11.1%up, generally favorable
since Jul 2023
5 Year
+22.7%up, generally favorable
since Jul 2021
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.