# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — AR (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — AR (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 29.85 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (Jun 2026) to 9.1% (Dec 2022), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- 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-total-private-ar-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29.85 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 30.01 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 29.70 USD/hour | −0.1 |
| June 2026 | 29.39 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 29.53 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 29.63 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| March 2026 | 29.91 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 29.88 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| January 2026 | 29.72 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 29.72 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 29.93 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| October 2025 | 29.70 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 29.53 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 29.78 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| July 2025 | 29.74 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 29.82 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| May 2025 | 29.78 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 29.75 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| March 2025 | 29.77 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| February 2025 | 30.23 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| January 2025 | 29.66 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 29.39 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| November 2024 | 28.80 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| October 2024 | 28.80 USD/hour | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```