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

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 39.32 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.6% (Nov 2021) to 8.5% (May 2020), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.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-nj-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 39.32 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 39.42 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| July 2026 | 38.85 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 38.92 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 38.85 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| April 2026 | 38.70 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| March 2026 | 39.26 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| February 2026 | 39.63 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 39.05 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| December 2025 | 38.86 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 38.87 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| October 2025 | 38.29 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| September 2025 | 38.41 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| August 2025 | 37.96 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| July 2025 | 37.80 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 37.90 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 37.76 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| April 2025 | 37.77 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| March 2025 | 37.96 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 38.09 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| January 2025 | 37.50 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| December 2024 | 37.81 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| November 2024 | 37.46 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| October 2024 | 37.20 USD/hour | 4.8 |

## API

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

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