# United States Average Hourly Earnings – Dec 16, 2025: 3.9

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-12-16
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 3.9 |
| Previous | 3.8 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-10-31 |
| Release time (local) | Planned 2025-12-16 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | Planned 2025-12-16 13:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-12-16 |

United States Average Hourly Earnings came in at 3.9 on Dec 16, 2025, compared with 3.8 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-02 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.17 |
| 2026-09-04 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.23 |
| 2026-08-07 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -- |
| 2026-07-02 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -- |
| 2026-06-05 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -- |
| 2026-05-08 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -- |
| 2026-04-03 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -- |
| 2026-02-11 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -- |
| 2026-01-09 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/average_hourly_earnings
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-11-20
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-12-16
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt