For the past year, average hourly earnings are up 1.7%, while prices are up about 2%.

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For three months in a row the percentage increase in average hourly earnings was 0.3 percent.

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Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.9%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

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Real average hourly earnings dropped 0.6% in March, the most since June 2009, after falling 0.5% the prior month.

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In the year to November, average hourly earnings rose by 4.1%.

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Furthermore, average hourly earnings rose by .3% during the month, as wage inflation has been lacking for quite some time and has severely lagged a rebound in corporate profits.

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Adjusted for inflation average hourly earnings in the United States have been decreasing over the past 50 years. 30 year old first time home purchasers do not have the cash flow to buy homes.

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Digging deeper into the report, hourly earnings inched up 0.1% and the average workweek was steady at 34.3 hours.

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