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

Average Hourly Earnings: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 32.44 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Apr 2021) to 9.4% (Jan 2017), averaging 2.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32.44 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 32.55 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 32.17 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 32.32 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| May 2026 | 32.51 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| April 2026 | 32.35 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 32.90 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| February 2026 | 33.24 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| January 2026 | 33.31 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| December 2025 | 32.28 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| November 2025 | 32.28 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 32.11 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 32.64 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 31.97 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 32.29 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 32.24 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 31.93 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 31.71 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 31.60 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 31.46 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 30.94 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 31.13 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 30.95 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 31.36 USD/hour | 1.7 |

## API

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

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