# All Employees: Chemical Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

All Employees: Chemical Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 43.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Dec 2020) to 4.3% (Sep 2022), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-chemical-manufacturing-houston-pasadena-the-woodlands-tx

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43.20 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 42.90 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2026 | 43.00 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 43.30 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 42.80 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 42.90 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 43.20 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2026 | 43.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 43.10 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2025 | 43.90 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 43.70 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 43.60 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 43.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 43.60 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 43.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 43.90 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 43.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 43.70 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 43.80 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 43.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 43.50 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 43.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 43.50 thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 43.50 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```