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Name: All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)

It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)−1.0%September 2026

Previous (y/y)−2.3%August 2026

Level71.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 71.30 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (Apr 2020) to 10.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

Period	Value	Y/Y %
September 2026	71.30 thousands	−1.0
August 2026	71.00 thousands	−2.3
July 2026	71.10 thousands	−2.3
June 2026	71.60 thousands	−2.3
May 2026	70.60 thousands	−3.0
April 2026	69.60 thousands	−4.4
March 2026	67.90 thousands	−4.0
February 2026	68.20 thousands	−3.5
January 2026	69.80 thousands	−1.8
December 2025	69.70 thousands	−4.5
November 2025	71.00 thousands	−4.2
October 2025	71.70 thousands	−3.4
September 2025	72.00 thousands	−2.4
August 2025	72.70 thousands	−2.0
July 2025	72.80 thousands	−2.0
June 2025	73.30 thousands	−0.7
May 2025	72.80 thousands	−0.8
April 2025	72.80 thousands	−0.1
March 2025	70.70 thousands	−2.6
February 2025	70.70 thousands	−1.5
January 2025	71.10 thousands	−2.6
December 2024	73.00 thousands	−0.9
November 2024	74.10 thousands	−0.1
October 2024	74.20 thousands	−0.1

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

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About this series

Latest observation	September 2026
First observation	January 1990
Observations	441
Frequency	Monthly
Units	thousands
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	10.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low	−11.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average	0.9%
Source agency	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis code	US-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

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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Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.