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

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was up 6.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 25.15 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.8% (Jun 2019) to 12.7% (Jun 2017), averaging 5.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25.15 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| August 2026 | 24.71 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| July 2026 | 24.45 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| June 2026 | 24.53 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| May 2026 | 24.67 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| April 2026 | 24.76 USD/hour | 8.1 |
| March 2026 | 24.63 USD/hour | 7.0 |
| February 2026 | 24.72 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| January 2026 | 24.27 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| December 2025 | 24.55 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2025 | 24.16 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| October 2025 | 24.06 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| September 2025 | 23.57 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| August 2025 | 23.05 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 22.82 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 22.68 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 23.00 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| April 2025 | 22.90 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 23.02 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 23.20 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 22.89 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 23.26 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 22.86 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 22.86 USD/hour | 3.0 |

## API

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

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