# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, sporting goods retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, sporting goods retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 6.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 26.41 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Feb 2018) to 17.9% (Feb 2023), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459110`
- 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-sporting-goods-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 26.41 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| August 2026 | 26.25 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 26.01 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 26.08 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| May 2026 | 25.91 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| April 2026 | 26.01 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| March 2026 | 25.81 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 25.76 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 25.40 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 25.19 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 25.12 USD/hour | 0.4 |
| October 2025 | 24.88 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 24.74 USD/hour | −0.08 |
| August 2025 | 25.35 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2025 | 25.24 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| June 2025 | 25.02 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 24.99 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 25.05 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 25.01 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 25.15 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 24.99 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 24.95 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 25.01 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 25.02 USD/hour | 5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```