And on it goes...real earnings down

If life feels like it's getting harder, it is...for most of us. From the current BLS release on real earnings:

REAL EARNINGS IN FEBRUARY 2007
Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.3 percent from January to February after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent decline in average weekly hours and a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) were partially offset
by a 0.4 percent rise in average hourly earnings.