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

Average Hourly Earnings: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — MS (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 26.46 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since June 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Jul 2020) to 11.2% (Aug 2017), averaging 3.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 26.46 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 26.58 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 26.61 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 26.85 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 26.68 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 26.82 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| March 2026 | 27.22 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| February 2026 | 27.36 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| January 2026 | 26.85 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| December 2025 | 26.93 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| November 2025 | 26.97 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| October 2025 | 26.36 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 26.55 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 26.62 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| July 2025 | 26.35 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| June 2025 | 26.35 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 26.42 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| April 2025 | 26.43 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| March 2025 | 26.65 USD/hour | 10.6 |
| February 2025 | 26.16 USD/hour | 9.0 |
| January 2025 | 26.00 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| December 2024 | 25.46 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| November 2024 | 25.53 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| October 2024 | 25.82 USD/hour | 7.7 |

## API

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

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