# All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — CT (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — CT (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 15.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (Mar 2026) to 18.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CT.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-ct-payems-m-nsa-ind-42444000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15.20 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2026 | 15.40 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 15.80 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 15.90 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2026 | 16.00 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 15.50 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 14.10 thousands | −9.0 |
| February 2026 | 13.70 thousands | −5.5 |
| January 2026 | 13.80 thousands | −4.8 |
| December 2025 | 14.90 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 15.10 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2025 | 15.30 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 15.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 15.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 16.10 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 16.30 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 16.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 16.00 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 15.50 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 14.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 14.50 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2024 | 15.10 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 15.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 15.40 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

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

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