# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, newspaper publishers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, newspaper publishers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 34.69 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since June 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Jun 2018) to 15.4% (May 2022), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513110`
- 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-newspaper-publishers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 34.69 USD/hour | −1.1 |
| August 2026 | 34.91 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 34.75 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 34.96 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 35.06 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 35.38 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 35.51 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| February 2026 | 35.68 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| January 2026 | 35.50 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| December 2025 | 35.55 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| November 2025 | 35.35 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| October 2025 | 35.30 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| September 2025 | 35.09 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| August 2025 | 34.40 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 33.94 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| June 2025 | 33.97 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| May 2025 | 33.91 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 33.77 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| March 2025 | 33.34 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 33.21 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 33.24 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| December 2024 | 32.86 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 32.73 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 32.82 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```