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United States Average Hourly Earnings 2026-04-06 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Average Hourly Earnings came in at 3.4 on Apr 6, 2026, compared with 3.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
3.4
Previous
3.7
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-03-31

Last updated:

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United States Average Hourly Earnings release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Average Hourly Earnings chart through 2026-03-31
USD Average Hourly Earnings readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 3.4.

Average Hourly Earnings release read

United States Average Hourly Earnings came in at 3.4 on Apr 6, 2026, compared with 3.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Average Hourly Earnings page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-04-06
API announcement ID usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-04-06 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value 3.4
Previous value 3.7
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1775478600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Average Hourly Earnings history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2026-05-08 08:30 America/New_York · 3.6

Older release

2026-03-06 08:30 America/New_York · 3.7

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Average Hourly Earnings.

What did United States Average Hourly Earnings come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Average Hourly Earnings was 3.4% year on year in March 2026. The previous reading was 3.7%.

When was this United States Average Hourly Earnings release published?

This release was published on Apr 6, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next United States Average Hourly Earnings release?

The next United States Average Hourly Earnings release is scheduled for Oct 2, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

What is the official source for United States Average Hourly Earnings?

BLS publishes the official Average Hourly Earnings series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1775478600,
  "announcement_id": "usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-03-31",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "previous_value": 3.7,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1775219400,
      "val": 3.4
    }
  ],
  "source": "BLS",
  "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_04032026.htm",
  "source_url_scope": "release",
  "val": 3.4
}