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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-specialty-trade-contractors-ca-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 591.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 592.7 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 593.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2026 | 592.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2026 | 585.9 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 580.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2026 | 573.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 572.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2026 | 576.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2025 | 581.7 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 588.8 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 594.9 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2025 | 594.2 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2025 | 601.6 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 602.7 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 600.5 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 598.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 593.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2025 | 578.2 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 579.6 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 579.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 595.9 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 605.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 611.8 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

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

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