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

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — DC (statewide) (NSA) was up 4.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 68.17 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.4% (May 2023) to 12.1% (Sep 2018), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC.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-dc-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 68.17 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 68.23 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 67.49 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 68.04 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| May 2026 | 67.50 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 67.26 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 68.19 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| February 2026 | 69.03 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| January 2026 | 67.55 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| December 2025 | 67.35 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| November 2025 | 67.48 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| October 2025 | 65.95 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| September 2025 | 65.50 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| August 2025 | 66.30 USD/hour | 11.4 |
| July 2025 | 65.94 USD/hour | 10.2 |
| June 2025 | 66.60 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| May 2025 | 65.25 USD/hour | 10.5 |
| April 2025 | 64.87 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 65.85 USD/hour | 10.2 |
| February 2025 | 65.91 USD/hour | 10.3 |
| January 2025 | 64.27 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| December 2024 | 64.77 USD/hour | 10.3 |
| November 2024 | 62.64 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| October 2024 | 60.85 USD/hour | 2.4 |

## API

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

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