Prices rose 5 percent in May over the past year as recovery continues

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26. real avg hourly earnings of production and non-supervisory workers also down 0.2%

https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000032
(click link to see graph as well as table)

Monthly real average hourly earnings of production and supervisory workers (also down 0.2% in May from April)
In 1982-1984 dollars (i.e. inflation-adjusted)
2018: 9.21 9.20 9.23 9.23 9.23 9.24 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.27 9.32 9.39
2019: 9.40 9.41 9.39 9.37 9.41 9.43 9.44 9.47 9.48 9.47 9.47 9.47
2020: 9.47 9.50 9.61 10.09 10.04 9.89 9.79 9.80 9.77 9.77 9.79 9.85
2021: 9.82 9.81 9.76 9.76 9.74

May 2021 over May 2019: (9.74/9.41-1)*100% = 3.507% or 3.51%, which comes to 1.74%/year
after inflation.

(1.03507^(1/2)-1)*100% = 1.74%/year

Often happens have a spike upward during and soon after a crash as the first hired first fired get laid off first. Additionally in this pandemic, it was generally poorly paid hospitality industry employees that were disproportionately laid off in large numbers.

Very sharp rise from March to April 2020 (from 9.61 to 10.09), and then drifting generally down ever since, but still above 2 year ago levels.

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Current dollar numbers :
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000008
$25.60 in May 2021