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

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Lake Charles, LA (NSA) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 32.02 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.3% (Jan 2018) to 18.1% (Dec 2024), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29340.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-lake-charles-la-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32.02 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| August 2026 | 31.98 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 32.54 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| June 2026 | 32.39 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 32.64 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| April 2026 | 32.81 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 32.77 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 32.42 USD/hour | −3.5 |
| January 2026 | 31.65 USD/hour | −3.4 |
| December 2025 | 32.58 USD/hour | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 32.05 USD/hour | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 32.07 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 32.45 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 32.03 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 32.84 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| June 2025 | 31.75 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 31.62 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 31.48 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| March 2025 | 32.54 USD/hour | 12.2 |
| February 2025 | 33.61 USD/hour | 15.7 |
| January 2025 | 32.78 USD/hour | 14.0 |
| December 2024 | 33.59 USD/hour | 18.1 |
| November 2024 | 32.53 USD/hour | 16.7 |
| October 2024 | 32.00 USD/hour | 12.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```