Wages in the United States increased 3.76 percent in November of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.15 percent from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.54 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -6.12 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Wage Growth in the United States is expected to be 4.40 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 3.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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ADP Employment Change 22.00 37.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.10 percent Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.70 3.70 percent Jan 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.20 Hours Jan 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 108435.00 35553.00 Persons Jan 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1862.00 1841.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Earnings Growth Expectations 2.70 2.50 percent Jan 2026
Employed Persons 164520.00 163992.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Wages 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 59.80 59.70 percent Jan 2026
Full Time Employment 135797.00 135215.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Government Payrolls -42.00 -16.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Challenger Hiring Plans 5306.00 10496.00 Persons Jan 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 227.00 232.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1762.00 1701.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 6542.00 6928.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Quits 3204.00 3193.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Quits Rate 2.00 2.00 Percent Dec 2025
Job Openings 6038.00 6574.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 219.50 212.50 Thousand Feb 2026
Participation Rate 62.50 62.40 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 121.64 122.23 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.07 1.14 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 5.00 -8.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 130.00 48.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 172.00 64.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Nonfarm Productivity 4.90 4.10 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 28743.00 28712.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Personal Income MoM 0.30 0.10 percent Nov 2025
Population 341.15 338.51 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 117.97 116.55 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate 8.00 8.40 percent Jan 2026
Unemployed Persons 7362.00 7503.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.40 percent Jan 2026
Unit Labour Costs -1.90 -2.90 percent Sep 2025
Wage Growth 3.76 3.92 percent Nov 2025
Wages 31.95 31.83 USD/Hour Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 29.63 29.52 USD/Hour Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.00 10.40 percent Jan 2026


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
3.76 3.92 15.54 -6.12 1960 - 2025 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA