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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31333000

Latest (y/y)2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.5%August 2026
Level40.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 40.40 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.4% (Oct 2016) to 8.9% (Dec 2022), averaging −1.1%.

All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)203040506019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202640.40 thousands2.0
August 202640.40 thousands1.5
July 202640.40 thousands1.0
June 202640.20 thousands0.0
May 202639.80 thousands0.0
April 202639.70 thousands−0.3
March 202639.50 thousands−0.3
February 202639.30 thousands−1.0
January 202639.40 thousands−0.8
December 202539.70 thousands−0.5
November 202539.60 thousands−0.5
October 202539.50 thousands−0.5
September 202539.60 thousands−1.5
August 202539.80 thousands−1.2
July 202540.00 thousands−0.5
June 202540.20 thousands−1.0
May 202539.80 thousands−0.7
April 202539.80 thousands−0.7
March 202539.60 thousands−1.7
February 202539.70 thousands−1.5
January 202539.70 thousands−1.5
December 202439.90 thousands−2.9
November 202439.80 thousands−2.2
October 202439.70 thousands−3.2

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high8.9% (Dec 2022)
10-year low−19.4% (Oct 2016)
10-year average−1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31333000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31333000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Machinery Manufacturing — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.