Vertical bar graph shows the percentage change for the average weekly earnings of U.S. employees from 2008 to 2018.
Data are as follows:
| Date | Pct. change |
| Jan-08 | 3.21 |
| Jul-08 | 2.75 |
| Jan-09 | 2.38 |
| Jul-09 | 1.19 |
| Jan-10 | 2.09 |
| Jul-10 | 3.05 |
| Jan-11 | 2.56 |
| Jul-11 | 2.90 |
| Jan-12 | 2.64 |
| Jul-12 | 1.69 |
| Jan-13 | 1.81 |
| Jul-13 | 2.09 |
| Jan-14 | 1.98 |
| Jul-14 | 2.38 |
| Jan-15 | 2.78 |
| Jul-15 | 2.12 |
| Jan-16 | 2.55 |
| Jul-16 | 2.46 |
| Jan-17 | 1.81 |
| Jul-17 | 2.49 |
| Jan-18 | 2.77 |
| Jul-18 | 2.99 |