# Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA)

Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA) was up 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,134.7 USD/week.
That is the highest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (May 2023) to 13.5% (May 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19780.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-des-moines-west-des-moines-ia-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,134.7 USD/week | 4.3 |
| August 2026 | 1,132.8 USD/week | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 1,115.1 USD/week | 2.1 |
| June 2026 | 1,080.4 USD/week | −3.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,110.1 USD/week | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,105.9 USD/week | −2.3 |
| March 2026 | 1,105.4 USD/week | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 1,113.4 USD/week | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 1,092.6 USD/week | −0.8 |
| December 2025 | 1,078.5 USD/week | −4.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,127.2 USD/week | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 1,095.3 USD/week | −1.8 |
| September 2025 | 1,088.3 USD/week | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,100.2 USD/week | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,092.6 USD/week | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,119.8 USD/week | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,121.6 USD/week | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,131.6 USD/week | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,133.0 USD/week | 4.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,117.7 USD/week | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,101.4 USD/week | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,129.8 USD/week | 5.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,108.5 USD/week | 3.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,115.8 USD/week | 3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```