# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Battle Creek, MI (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Battle Creek, MI (NSA) was up 13.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 12.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.58 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since March 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.5% (Apr 2018) to 19.7% (Dec 2021), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12980.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-battle-creek-mi-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.58 USD/hour | 13.1 |
| August 2026 | 36.49 USD/hour | 12.9 |
| July 2026 | 35.88 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| June 2026 | 35.47 USD/hour | 12.2 |
| May 2026 | 34.83 USD/hour | 8.9 |
| April 2026 | 34.53 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| March 2026 | 34.83 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| February 2026 | 35.07 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| January 2026 | 34.59 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| December 2025 | 34.13 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| November 2025 | 33.31 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| October 2025 | 32.45 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| September 2025 | 32.35 USD/hour | 8.3 |
| August 2025 | 32.32 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| July 2025 | 32.59 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| June 2025 | 31.61 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| May 2025 | 31.97 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 32.30 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 32.33 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| February 2025 | 32.58 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 33.20 USD/hour | 11.2 |
| December 2024 | 32.07 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| November 2024 | 31.36 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| October 2024 | 31.29 USD/hour | 5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```