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

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — LA (statewide) (NSA) was up 5.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 18.59 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.7% (Aug 2020) to 19.1% (Dec 2021), averaging 3.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18.59 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| August 2026 | 18.54 USD/hour | 8.5 |
| July 2026 | 18.23 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| June 2026 | 18.13 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| May 2026 | 18.34 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| April 2026 | 18.02 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 18.29 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| February 2026 | 18.19 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| January 2026 | 17.75 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 17.91 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| November 2025 | 17.46 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 17.49 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| September 2025 | 17.58 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| August 2025 | 17.08 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2025 | 17.05 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 16.70 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 17.28 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 17.19 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 17.42 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| February 2025 | 17.47 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 16.97 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 17.02 USD/hour | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 16.95 USD/hour | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 16.74 USD/hour | −1.2 |

## API

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

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