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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.5%August 2026
Level591.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 591.1 thousands.

That is the highest reading since July 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Apr 2020) to 21.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)20030040050060019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026591.1 thousands−0.5
August 2026592.7 thousands−1.5
July 2026593.6 thousands−1.5
June 2026592.6 thousands−1.3
May 2026585.9 thousands−2.0
April 2026580.0 thousands−2.3
March 2026573.7 thousands−0.8
February 2026572.4 thousands−1.2
January 2026576.0 thousands−0.6
December 2025581.7 thousands−2.4
November 2025588.8 thousands−2.7
October 2025594.9 thousands−2.8
September 2025594.2 thousands−2.8
August 2025601.6 thousands−2.5
July 2025602.7 thousands−2.5
June 2025600.5 thousands−1.9
May 2025598.1 thousands−1.5
April 2025593.6 thousands−1.6
March 2025578.2 thousands−2.9
February 2025579.6 thousands−2.5
January 2025579.4 thousands−3.4
December 2024595.9 thousands−2.2
November 2024605.0 thousands−1.4
October 2024611.8 thousands−1.4

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 high21.9% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-CA.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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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-20238000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.