# Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — AR (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — AR (statewide) (NSA) was down 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 33.03 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Aug 2026) to 16.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-professional-and-business-services-ar-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 33.03 USD/hour | −3.1 |
| August 2026 | 32.96 USD/hour | −6.0 |
| July 2026 | 32.90 USD/hour | −3.5 |
| June 2026 | 32.88 USD/hour | −4.3 |
| May 2026 | 33.01 USD/hour | −3.4 |
| April 2026 | 33.27 USD/hour | 0.06 |
| March 2026 | 34.14 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 34.34 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 34.72 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| December 2025 | 34.35 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| November 2025 | 35.14 USD/hour | 10.9 |
| October 2025 | 34.15 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| September 2025 | 34.10 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| August 2025 | 35.05 USD/hour | 10.0 |
| July 2025 | 34.10 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| June 2025 | 34.36 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| May 2025 | 34.17 USD/hour | 8.1 |
| April 2025 | 33.25 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 33.72 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| February 2025 | 33.73 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| January 2025 | 32.38 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 32.64 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 31.70 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 32.13 USD/hour | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```