# Average Hourly Earnings: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — LA (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — LA (statewide) (NSA) was up 5.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 28.82 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (Jan 2026) to 10.9% (Jan 2022), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-40000000`
- 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-trade-transportation-and-utilities-la-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28.82 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| August 2026 | 28.87 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 28.38 USD/hour | 0.04 |
| June 2026 | 27.48 USD/hour | −2.7 |
| May 2026 | 27.64 USD/hour | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 27.78 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 27.73 USD/hour | −1.6 |
| February 2026 | 27.33 USD/hour | −3.9 |
| January 2026 | 27.33 USD/hour | −5.6 |
| December 2025 | 27.17 USD/hour | −5.2 |
| November 2025 | 27.66 USD/hour | −1.7 |
| October 2025 | 27.81 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 27.43 USD/hour | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 27.47 USD/hour | −0.07 |
| July 2025 | 28.37 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 28.25 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 27.91 USD/hour | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 27.71 USD/hour | −3.6 |
| March 2025 | 28.17 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 28.45 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| January 2025 | 28.96 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| December 2024 | 28.66 USD/hour | 7.8 |
| November 2024 | 28.14 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 27.72 USD/hour | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```