# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Baton Rouge, LA (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Baton Rouge, LA (NSA) was up 17.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 16.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 22.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.7% (Apr 2020) to 38.0% (Aug 2024), averaging −0.06%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (261 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-specialty-trade-contractors-baton-rouge-la-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22.00 thousands | 17.6 |
| August 2026 | 22.10 thousands | 16.3 |
| July 2026 | 22.00 thousands | 15.8 |
| June 2026 | 21.80 thousands | 11.2 |
| May 2026 | 21.20 thousands | 9.8 |
| April 2026 | 20.90 thousands | 7.2 |
| March 2026 | 21.30 thousands | 7.6 |
| February 2026 | 20.40 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2026 | 19.50 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 19.50 thousands | −7.6 |
| November 2025 | 19.50 thousands | −10.6 |
| October 2025 | 19.00 thousands | −14.0 |
| September 2025 | 18.70 thousands | −13.8 |
| August 2025 | 19.00 thousands | −15.6 |
| July 2025 | 19.00 thousands | −13.6 |
| June 2025 | 19.60 thousands | −11.3 |
| May 2025 | 19.30 thousands | −11.1 |
| April 2025 | 19.50 thousands | −9.3 |
| March 2025 | 19.80 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 20.10 thousands | 5.2 |
| January 2025 | 19.40 thousands | 6.6 |
| December 2024 | 21.10 thousands | 22.7 |
| November 2024 | 21.80 thousands | 27.5 |
| October 2024 | 22.10 thousands | 27.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```