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

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — ME (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.86 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (Apr 2021) to 10.7% (Aug 2020), averaging 4.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.86 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 37.99 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| July 2026 | 37.57 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 37.73 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 37.71 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 38.65 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 38.73 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 38.84 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| January 2026 | 38.70 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| December 2025 | 38.23 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 37.39 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 37.13 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 37.15 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 36.51 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 36.17 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 36.74 USD/hour | −0.08 |
| May 2025 | 36.73 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 37.09 USD/hour | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 37.24 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 37.58 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 37.49 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 37.45 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 36.50 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 36.94 USD/hour | 4.7 |

## API

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

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