# Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Ames, IA (NSA)

Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Ames, IA (NSA) was down 10.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 862.4 USD/week.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.7% (Dec 2025) to 16.9% (Dec 2019), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11180.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/week
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-weekly-earnings-total-private-ames-ia-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 862.4 USD/week | −10.6 |
| August 2026 | 889.1 USD/week | −7.8 |
| July 2026 | 860.4 USD/week | −13.4 |
| June 2026 | 866.8 USD/week | −15.1 |
| May 2026 | 843.1 USD/week | −16.6 |
| April 2026 | 837.6 USD/week | −15.2 |
| March 2026 | 865.1 USD/week | −11.3 |
| February 2026 | 849.1 USD/week | −15.1 |
| January 2026 | 880.0 USD/week | −15.8 |
| December 2025 | 869.0 USD/week | −16.7 |
| November 2025 | 876.6 USD/week | −14.7 |
| October 2025 | 909.1 USD/week | −11.6 |
| September 2025 | 965.0 USD/week | −10.0 |
| August 2025 | 964.2 USD/week | −8.8 |
| July 2025 | 993.3 USD/week | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,020.7 USD/week | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,010.9 USD/week | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 987.7 USD/week | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 974.8 USD/week | −4.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,000.1 USD/week | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,045.6 USD/week | 8.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,043.1 USD/week | 7.4 |
| November 2024 | 1,027.8 USD/week | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,028.6 USD/week | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```