# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, book publishers, not seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, book publishers, not seasonally adjusted was up 16.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 17.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.94 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.6% (Jun 2024) to 17.6% (Aug 2026), averaging 5.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50513130`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (247 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-of-all-employees-book-publishers-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.94 USD/hour | 16.9 |
| August 2026 | 49.37 USD/hour | 17.6 |
| July 2026 | 48.63 USD/hour | 13.0 |
| June 2026 | 47.86 USD/hour | 13.7 |
| May 2026 | 48.53 USD/hour | 14.0 |
| April 2026 | 48.08 USD/hour | 12.2 |
| March 2026 | 47.24 USD/hour | 12.9 |
| February 2026 | 46.85 USD/hour | 8.5 |
| January 2026 | 46.16 USD/hour | 10.8 |
| December 2025 | 45.13 USD/hour | 7.0 |
| November 2025 | 44.46 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| October 2025 | 43.37 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 42.71 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| August 2025 | 41.98 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 43.02 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| June 2025 | 42.09 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 42.58 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| April 2025 | 42.84 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 41.83 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 43.17 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 41.67 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 42.18 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 41.68 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 41.78 USD/hour | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50513130"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50513130",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```