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

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — IL (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 24.36 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.0% (Apr 2021) to 13.8% (Dec 2021), averaging 5.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24.36 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 24.26 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| July 2026 | 24.12 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 24.02 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 24.20 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 24.07 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 24.20 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| February 2026 | 24.28 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 23.99 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| December 2025 | 24.75 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| November 2025 | 24.01 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| October 2025 | 24.21 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| September 2025 | 24.18 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| August 2025 | 23.87 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 23.88 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| June 2025 | 23.73 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| May 2025 | 23.81 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 23.59 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| March 2025 | 23.60 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 23.62 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 23.39 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 23.62 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 23.08 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 22.92 USD/hour | 4.0 |

## API

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

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