# All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 21.00 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2019.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Dec 2018) to 18.5% (Dec 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19124.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-building-material-and-garden-equipment-and-supplies-us-19124-payems-m-nsa-ind-42444000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21.00 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2026 | 21.20 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 21.70 thousands | −2.3 |
| June 2026 | 22.10 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2026 | 22.20 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2026 | 22.30 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 21.70 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2026 | 21.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 21.20 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2025 | 21.80 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2025 | 21.50 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 21.60 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 21.60 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 21.50 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 22.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 22.50 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 22.80 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 22.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 22.30 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 21.10 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 20.90 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 21.10 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 21.20 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 21.40 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19124.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19124.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```