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All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325400

Latest (y/y)−2.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.4%August 2026
Level41.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 41.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Mar 2023) to 5.4% (Sep 2016), averaging −0.7%.

All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)2030405019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202641.50 thousands−2.4
August 202642.10 thousands−1.4
July 202641.90 thousands−1.9
June 202641.60 thousands−2.6
May 202641.60 thousands−1.9
April 202641.80 thousands−2.6
March 202642.00 thousands−3.4
February 202642.30 thousands−3.0
January 202642.10 thousands−2.8
December 202542.30 thousands−0.9
November 202542.00 thousands−1.4
October 202542.30 thousands−0.7
September 202542.50 thousands−1.6
August 202542.70 thousands−1.6
July 202542.70 thousands−2.5
June 202542.70 thousands−2.3
May 202542.40 thousands−2.3
April 202542.90 thousands−0.9
March 202543.50 thousands−0.2
February 202543.60 thousands0.2
January 202543.30 thousands−0.7
December 202442.70 thousands−3.2
November 202442.60 thousands−2.5
October 202442.60 thousands−3.4

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 high5.4% (Sep 2016)
10-year low−6.9% (Mar 2023)
10-year average−0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325400

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-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325400.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.