Did you feel a little less flush in March? You weren't alone.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, real average weekly earnings fell by three-tenths of a percent last month, the U.S. Department of Labor reported on April 20.
According to its data, a six-tenth percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers more than offset a three-tenths percent increase in average hourly earnings. Average weekly hours were unchanged from February.
