# United States Avg Hourly Earnings: Construction

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: Construction was up 4.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 4.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 42.03 US$.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.2% (Apr 2017) to 6.0% (Dec 2022), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-CONST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: US$
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-10-01 (248 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/avg-hourly-earnings-construction

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 42.03 US$ | 4.7 |
| September 2026 | 41.65 US$ | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 41.64 US$ | 4.2 |
| July 2026 | 41.48 US$ | 4.4 |
| June 2026 | 41.36 US$ | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 41.21 US$ | 4.4 |
| April 2026 | 41.01 US$ | 4.3 |
| March 2026 | 40.92 US$ | 4.3 |
| February 2026 | 40.70 US$ | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 40.53 US$ | 3.7 |
| December 2025 | 40.44 US$ | 3.9 |
| November 2025 | 40.27 US$ | 3.9 |
| October 2025 | 40.14 US$ | 3.7 |
| September 2025 | 40.01 US$ | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 39.98 US$ | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 39.73 US$ | 3.8 |
| June 2025 | 39.64 US$ | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 39.47 US$ | 3.8 |
| April 2025 | 39.33 US$ | 3.5 |
| March 2025 | 39.22 US$ | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 39.14 US$ | 4.3 |
| January 2025 | 39.07 US$ | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 38.94 US$ | 4.5 |
| November 2024 | 38.77 US$ | 4.2 |

## API

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

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