# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, apparel manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, apparel manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was down 1.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 23.54 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (Feb 2021) to 16.8% (Dec 2017), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32315000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-10-01 (248 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-of-all-employees-apparel-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 23.54 USD/hour | −1.1 |
| September 2026 | 23.36 USD/hour | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 23.34 USD/hour | −4.5 |
| July 2026 | 23.83 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 23.41 USD/hour | −4.0 |
| May 2026 | 23.62 USD/hour | −2.8 |
| April 2026 | 23.66 USD/hour | −2.2 |
| March 2026 | 23.12 USD/hour | −4.3 |
| February 2026 | 23.38 USD/hour | −3.1 |
| January 2026 | 23.12 USD/hour | −4.8 |
| December 2025 | 23.35 USD/hour | −3.8 |
| November 2025 | 23.46 USD/hour | −4.5 |
| October 2025 | 23.81 USD/hour | −3.9 |
| September 2025 | 23.77 USD/hour | −5.2 |
| August 2025 | 24.44 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 24.13 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 24.39 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 24.30 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 24.20 USD/hour | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 24.16 USD/hour | −3.2 |
| February 2025 | 24.14 USD/hour | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 24.28 USD/hour | 0.0 |
| December 2024 | 24.26 USD/hour | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 24.57 USD/hour | −0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32315000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32315000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```