Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (AHETPI)
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Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (FRED series AHETPI) is a monthly economic indicator measured in dollars per hour. The series is published through FRED, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis economic database, with history going back to 1964. Values are seasonally adjusted, smoothing out predictable calendar effects so that underlying trends are easier to see.
Why it matters: Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private is one of the indicators traders, economists, and policymakers watch within the economic complex. Analysts use it to track conditions in the US economy and to anticipate shifts in growth, inflation, and policy.
How to read it: focus on the direction and persistence of changes rather than any single monthly print. Comparing the latest value against its level a year ago, and against its long-run range since 1964, gives a better sense of whether the series is signaling acceleration, deceleration, or a turning point.
About This Series
Production and related employees include working supervisors and all nonsupervisory employees (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, storing, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling, maintenance, repair, janitorial, guard services, product development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (for example, power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the above production operations. #Nonsupervisory employees include those individuals in private, service-providing industries who are not above the working-supervisor level. This group includes individuals such as office and clerical workers, repairers, salespersons, operators, drivers, physicians, lawyers, accountants, nurses, social workers, research aides, teachers, drafters, photographers, beauticians, musicians, restaurant workers, custodial workers, attendants, line installers and repairers, laborers, janitors, guards, and other employees at similar occupational levels whose services are closely associated with those of the employees listed. The series comes from the 'Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey).' The source code is: CES0500000008
Recent Data
| Date | Value ($ per Hour) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 32.31 | +0.08 |
| April 1, 2026 | 32.23 | +0.11 |
| March 1, 2026 | 32.12 | +0.1 |
| February 1, 2026 | 32.02 | +0.08 |
| January 1, 2026 | 31.94 | +0.11 |
| December 1, 2025 | 31.83 | +0.04 |
| November 1, 2025 | 31.79 | +0.09 |
| October 1, 2025 | 31.70 | +0.14 |
| September 1, 2025 | 31.56 | +0.07 |
| August 1, 2025 | 31.49 | +0.1 |
| July 1, 2025 | 31.39 | +0.13 |
| June 1, 2025 | 31.26 | +0.12 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private today?
The latest value of Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (AHETPI) is shown at the top of this page, along with its observation date and the change from the prior reading. Data is sourced from FRED and refreshed regularly.
How often is Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private updated?
Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private is reported monthly (Monthly). New observations appear on FRED shortly after the source agency releases them, and this page updates daily.
What does a rising Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private mean?
A sustained rise in Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private signals strengthening readings in this economic measure, in dollars per hour. Whether that is positive or negative for markets depends on context — compare the move against the series’ trend and related indicators in the same category.
Where does the AHETPI data come from?
The data comes from FRED® (Federal Reserve Economic Data), maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, under series ID AHETPI. History is available back to 1964.
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Data sourced from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (AHETPI). Retrieved from fred.stlouisfed.org. Last updated June 5, 2026.