# All Employees: Food Manufacturing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

All Employees: Food Manufacturing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 4.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 13.80 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Apr 2020) to 13.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32311000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-food-manufacturing-portland-vancouver-hillsboro-or-wa-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13.80 thousands | −4.8 |
| August 2026 | 13.80 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2026 | 13.90 thousands | −3.5 |
| June 2026 | 13.60 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 13.50 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 13.50 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2026 | 13.70 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 13.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 13.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 14.10 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 14.20 thousands | 2.9 |
| October 2025 | 14.40 thousands | 2.9 |
| September 2025 | 14.50 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 14.30 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 14.40 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 13.70 thousands | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 13.70 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 13.80 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 13.60 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 13.70 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 13.70 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 13.70 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 13.80 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 14.00 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32311000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32311000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```