# United States Average weekly earnings of all employees, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average weekly earnings of all employees, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 5.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 663.4 USD/week.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.7% (Mar 2022) to 15.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AWE.M.SA.IND-42455000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/week
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (247 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-weekly-earnings-of-all-employees-general-merchandise-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 663.4 USD/week | 5.5 |
| August 2026 | 651.6 USD/week | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 644.0 USD/week | 4.1 |
| June 2026 | 649.8 USD/week | 5.5 |
| May 2026 | 646.2 USD/week | 6.6 |
| April 2026 | 651.2 USD/week | 6.8 |
| March 2026 | 660.5 USD/week | 8.7 |
| February 2026 | 651.6 USD/week | 9.3 |
| January 2026 | 646.5 USD/week | 9.1 |
| December 2025 | 648.5 USD/week | 10.0 |
| November 2025 | 639.5 USD/week | 6.4 |
| October 2025 | 628.0 USD/week | 8.1 |
| September 2025 | 628.8 USD/week | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 622.7 USD/week | 8.6 |
| July 2025 | 618.4 USD/week | 9.4 |
| June 2025 | 615.7 USD/week | 9.1 |
| May 2025 | 606.3 USD/week | 7.3 |
| April 2025 | 609.9 USD/week | 9.5 |
| March 2025 | 607.8 USD/week | 7.7 |
| February 2025 | 596.2 USD/week | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 592.5 USD/week | 4.3 |
| December 2024 | 589.5 USD/week | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 600.9 USD/week | 3.9 |
| October 2024 | 580.9 USD/week | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AWE.M.SA.IND-42455000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AWE.M.SA.IND-42455000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```