# Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Lake Charles, LA (NSA)

Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Lake Charles, LA (NSA) was down 5.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,139.9 USD/week.
That is the lowest reading since November 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.3% (Jan 2018) to 28.2% (Mar 2023), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29340.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-lake-charles-la-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,139.9 USD/week | −5.1 |
| August 2026 | 1,180.1 USD/week | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 1,197.5 USD/week | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 1,195.2 USD/week | 3.4 |
| May 2026 | 1,227.3 USD/week | 8.7 |
| April 2026 | 1,191.0 USD/week | 5.7 |
| March 2026 | 1,228.9 USD/week | 5.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,209.3 USD/week | 1.6 |
| January 2026 | 1,158.4 USD/week | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 1,192.4 USD/week | −2.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,189.1 USD/week | 2.7 |
| October 2025 | 1,160.9 USD/week | 1.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,200.7 USD/week | 6.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,165.9 USD/week | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,201.9 USD/week | 13.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,155.7 USD/week | 7.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,128.8 USD/week | 6.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,127.0 USD/week | 5.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,168.2 USD/week | 15.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,189.8 USD/week | 19.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,144.0 USD/week | 17.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,222.7 USD/week | 25.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,158.1 USD/week | 20.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,145.6 USD/week | 17.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```