"The key thing to watch is the average hourly earnings."

But the report also showed a gain in average hourly earnings.

Average hourly earnings for the month rose by 0.4 percent, slightly more than expected.

Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 2.1 percent.

But one number in the report that he will be reading much into is the measure of hourly earnings.

Average hourly earnings are up a little over 3 percent.

And hourly earnings increased 3.4 percent in March from a year ago.

The average hourly earnings are expected to rise 0.3 percent.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent to $23.24, today's report showed.

Over the last year, average hourly earnings have risen 2.9 percent.