# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Lafayette, LA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Lafayette, LA (NSA) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 28.78 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Feb 2022) to 9.7% (Jan 2025), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29180.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-lafayette-la-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28.78 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 29.21 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| July 2026 | 28.97 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 28.64 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 28.89 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| April 2026 | 28.69 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| March 2026 | 28.82 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| February 2026 | 28.36 USD/hour | −0.04 |
| January 2026 | 28.40 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 28.34 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| November 2025 | 27.88 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| October 2025 | 28.17 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| September 2025 | 28.10 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| August 2025 | 27.65 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 28.23 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| June 2025 | 27.90 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 28.10 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| April 2025 | 27.97 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 27.76 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| February 2025 | 28.37 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| January 2025 | 27.94 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| December 2024 | 27.27 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| November 2024 | 26.46 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| October 2024 | 27.27 USD/hour | 2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29180.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29180.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```