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All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

Latest (y/y)−2.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.8%August 2026
Level25.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 25.60 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.0% (Apr 2020) to 5.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.5%.

All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands)253035404519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202625.60 thousands−2.3
August 202625.60 thousands−3.8
July 202625.70 thousands−3.4
June 202625.70 thousands−4.1
May 202625.60 thousands−4.8
April 202625.80 thousands−4.4
March 202625.70 thousands−5.5
February 202625.70 thousands−6.5
January 202625.60 thousands−7.2
December 202525.90 thousands−7.2
November 202526.00 thousands−7.5
October 202526.10 thousands−8.4
September 202526.20 thousands−8.4
August 202526.60 thousands−7.6
July 202526.60 thousands−8.0
June 202526.80 thousands−7.6
May 202526.90 thousands−7.6
April 202527.00 thousands−7.8
March 202527.20 thousands−7.2
February 202527.50 thousands−6.1
January 202527.60 thousands−6.1
December 202427.90 thousands−5.4
November 202428.10 thousands−4.7
October 202428.50 thousands−3.1

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 high5.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−10.0% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−2.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

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-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Manufacturing — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)”.