Real average hourly earnings down 0.2 percent over the 12 months ending July 2018 Real average hourly earnings down 0.2 percent over the 12 months ending July 2018 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bls.gov MAGA didn’t help, tax cuts didn’t help, tariffs aren’t helping… Real average hourly earnings down 0.2 percent over the 12 months ending July 2018.