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

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — MS (statewide) (NSA) was up 5.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 18.42 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.8% (Jul 2020) to 15.8% (Dec 2021), averaging 4.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18.42 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| August 2026 | 18.09 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| July 2026 | 17.80 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 17.93 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| May 2026 | 18.23 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| April 2026 | 18.07 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| March 2026 | 18.18 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| February 2026 | 18.38 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| January 2026 | 17.96 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| December 2025 | 18.03 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| November 2025 | 17.59 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| October 2025 | 17.52 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| September 2025 | 17.42 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 17.12 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 17.09 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 17.05 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| May 2025 | 17.23 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| April 2025 | 17.11 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| March 2025 | 17.27 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| February 2025 | 17.15 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| January 2025 | 17.02 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 17.37 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 17.06 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| October 2024 | 16.91 USD/hour | 5.6 |

## API

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

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