# Average Hourly Earnings: Construction — IA (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Construction — IA (statewide) (NSA) was up 6.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 38.07 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (Apr 2017) to 12.3% (Dec 2018), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-20000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-construction-ia-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 38.07 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| August 2026 | 38.13 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| July 2026 | 37.51 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| June 2026 | 37.44 USD/hour | 7.0 |
| May 2026 | 38.17 USD/hour | 9.3 |
| April 2026 | 38.23 USD/hour | 10.6 |
| March 2026 | 37.33 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| February 2026 | 36.99 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| January 2026 | 36.95 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| December 2025 | 37.16 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| November 2025 | 35.89 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| October 2025 | 36.27 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| September 2025 | 35.81 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| August 2025 | 36.14 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| July 2025 | 34.92 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 34.99 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 34.91 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 34.57 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 34.98 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| February 2025 | 34.75 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 34.88 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 34.49 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 34.38 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 34.21 USD/hour | 4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-20000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-20000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```