# Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — AL (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — AL (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 18.50 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.1% (Sep 2023) to 15.0% (Nov 2021), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000`
- 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-leisure-and-hospitality-al-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18.50 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| August 2026 | 18.63 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 18.54 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 18.69 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| May 2026 | 18.81 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| April 2026 | 18.71 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| March 2026 | 18.54 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| February 2026 | 18.69 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| January 2026 | 18.31 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| December 2025 | 18.22 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2025 | 18.23 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| October 2025 | 18.10 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| September 2025 | 18.17 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| August 2025 | 18.10 USD/hour | 9.1 |
| July 2025 | 18.04 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| June 2025 | 17.74 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| May 2025 | 17.61 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 17.50 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| March 2025 | 17.35 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| February 2025 | 17.38 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| January 2025 | 17.35 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| December 2024 | 17.27 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| November 2024 | 17.10 USD/hour | 8.3 |
| October 2024 | 16.89 USD/hour | 7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```