# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Lake County, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Lake County, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.74 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.5% (Nov 2016) to 11.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29404.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-county-il-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.74 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2026 | 36.29 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 35.92 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| June 2026 | 35.74 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| May 2026 | 35.33 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 36.01 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| March 2026 | 35.69 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 35.74 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| January 2026 | 35.38 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| December 2025 | 35.58 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| November 2025 | 35.69 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 35.58 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| September 2025 | 35.35 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 35.04 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| July 2025 | 34.71 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| June 2025 | 34.01 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| May 2025 | 34.17 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 34.21 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| March 2025 | 34.65 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| February 2025 | 34.98 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| January 2025 | 34.31 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 34.29 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 34.79 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| October 2024 | 34.17 USD/hour | 5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29404.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29404.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```