# United States Avg Weekly Hours: Retail Trade

United States Avg Weekly Hours: Retail Trade was 30.20 hours in October 2026, down 0.3% from September 2026 and up 1.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 29.50 hours (Jan 2024) to 31.40 hours (Dec 2021), averaging 30.40 hours.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.AWH.M.SA.IND-RETAIL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: hours
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-10-01 (248 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/avg-weekly-hours-retail-trade

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 30.20 hours |
| September 2026 | 30.30 hours |
| August 2026 | 30.20 hours |
| July 2026 | 30.10 hours |
| June 2026 | 30.00 hours |
| May 2026 | 30.10 hours |
| April 2026 | 30.00 hours |
| March 2026 | 30.00 hours |
| February 2026 | 30.00 hours |
| January 2026 | 29.90 hours |
| December 2025 | 29.80 hours |
| November 2025 | 29.80 hours |
| October 2025 | 29.90 hours |
| September 2025 | 29.90 hours |
| August 2025 | 30.00 hours |
| July 2025 | 29.90 hours |
| June 2025 | 29.80 hours |
| May 2025 | 29.70 hours |
| April 2025 | 29.90 hours |
| March 2025 | 29.60 hours |
| February 2025 | 29.70 hours |
| January 2025 | 29.50 hours |
| December 2024 | 29.90 hours |
| November 2024 | 29.70 hours |

## API

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

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