# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 24.21 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Dec 2021) to 14.4% (Mar 2019), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42455000`
- 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-general-merchandise-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24.21 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 23.87 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| July 2026 | 23.59 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 23.89 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 23.67 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 23.94 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| March 2026 | 23.93 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| February 2026 | 23.87 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| January 2026 | 23.77 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| December 2025 | 23.93 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| November 2025 | 24.04 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| October 2025 | 23.52 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| September 2025 | 23.29 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| August 2025 | 23.15 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| July 2025 | 23.16 USD/hour | 7.8 |
| June 2025 | 23.06 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 22.88 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| April 2025 | 22.93 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| March 2025 | 22.85 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| February 2025 | 22.50 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 22.36 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 22.16 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 22.42 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| October 2024 | 21.92 USD/hour | 4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42455000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42455000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```