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For production and nonsupervisory workers, real average hourly earnings have declined 0.2% since May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The earlier suit was settled last year and encompassed nonsupervisory employees who had worked at the restaurant from July 2014 to December 2017.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

For rank-and-file workers — what the Labor Department calls “production and nonsupervisory employees” — hourly earnings were up 0.4 percent from a month earlier, and 6 percent from a year ago.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Indeed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its most recent report stated that hourly earnings rose by 5.2% for all employees, and by 6.5% for production and nonsupervisory employees, during the year ended in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

From 1976 to 2006, average hourly pay for a rank-and-file factory worker was substantially higher than the average across all industries for nonsupervisory workers.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022