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

Average Hourly Earnings: Construction — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.90 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since March 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Mar 2020) to 13.0% (Nov 2022), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.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-nj-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.90 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 50.52 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 51.23 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| June 2026 | 50.58 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| May 2026 | 50.51 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| April 2026 | 49.34 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| March 2026 | 49.44 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| February 2026 | 49.19 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| January 2026 | 49.42 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| December 2025 | 50.39 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| November 2025 | 50.11 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| October 2025 | 49.70 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 50.08 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| August 2025 | 48.97 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 48.42 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| June 2025 | 47.95 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 47.35 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 46.93 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 46.93 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 45.89 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 45.99 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 47.58 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 48.35 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| October 2024 | 47.65 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

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

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