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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, paper manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was up 7.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 6.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 34.91 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Aug 2017) to 8.2% (Aug 2023), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32322000`
- 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-paper-manufacturing-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 34.91 USD/hour | 7.0 |
| September 2026 | 34.72 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| August 2026 | 34.53 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 34.20 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 34.40 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| May 2026 | 33.90 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| April 2026 | 33.97 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| March 2026 | 33.79 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| February 2026 | 33.75 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| January 2026 | 33.52 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 32.93 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 33.20 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| October 2025 | 32.64 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| September 2025 | 32.63 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 32.87 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| July 2025 | 32.92 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| June 2025 | 32.90 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| May 2025 | 32.86 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| April 2025 | 32.70 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| March 2025 | 32.59 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| February 2025 | 31.94 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 31.50 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 31.63 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 31.58 USD/hour | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32322000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-32322000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```