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

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — LA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.22 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Jun 2026) to 11.9% (Jun 2022), averaging 3.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.22 USD/hour | −2.0 |
| August 2026 | 36.29 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| July 2026 | 35.82 USD/hour | −2.8 |
| June 2026 | 35.59 USD/hour | −5.0 |
| May 2026 | 35.57 USD/hour | −3.5 |
| April 2026 | 35.36 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 35.67 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 36.21 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 36.47 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| December 2025 | 36.84 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2025 | 36.95 USD/hour | 8.8 |
| October 2025 | 37.20 USD/hour | 8.5 |
| September 2025 | 36.95 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 36.42 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 36.87 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| June 2025 | 37.45 USD/hour | 9.6 |
| May 2025 | 36.85 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 35.81 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| March 2025 | 35.59 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| February 2025 | 36.39 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| January 2025 | 35.08 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| December 2024 | 34.93 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 33.95 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 34.28 USD/hour | 3.3 |

## API

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

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