# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (NSA) was down 9.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 31.04 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since May 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (May 2017) to 27.5% (Jan 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-43640.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (189 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-total-private-slidell-mandeville-covington-la

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 31.04 USD/hour | −9.4 |
| August 2026 | 31.40 USD/hour | −7.5 |
| July 2026 | 31.42 USD/hour | −4.8 |
| June 2026 | 32.19 USD/hour | −1.9 |
| May 2026 | 32.69 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 32.99 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 33.87 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 33.39 USD/hour | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 33.17 USD/hour | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 33.23 USD/hour | −1.8 |
| November 2025 | 33.49 USD/hour | −1.1 |
| October 2025 | 33.58 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 34.26 USD/hour | 0.03 |
| August 2025 | 33.93 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 33.01 USD/hour | −6.4 |
| June 2025 | 32.82 USD/hour | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 32.28 USD/hour | −6.0 |
| April 2025 | 32.36 USD/hour | −8.3 |
| March 2025 | 33.30 USD/hour | −5.8 |
| February 2025 | 34.21 USD/hour | −4.9 |
| January 2025 | 34.20 USD/hour | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 33.83 USD/hour | −3.2 |
| November 2024 | 33.86 USD/hour | −1.9 |
| October 2024 | 33.99 USD/hour | −2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43640.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43640.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```