# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, retail trade, not seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, retail trade, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 26.50 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1% (Nov 2017) to 8.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-42000000`
- 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-retail-trade-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 26.50 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| September 2026 | 26.57 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 26.38 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 26.23 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| June 2026 | 26.27 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 26.30 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 26.30 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 26.25 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 26.22 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| January 2026 | 26.15 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| December 2025 | 25.53 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| November 2025 | 25.84 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| October 2025 | 25.70 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 25.76 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 25.51 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 25.49 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 25.54 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 25.41 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 25.39 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 25.23 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 25.09 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 25.03 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 24.59 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 24.65 USD/hour | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```