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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-19780.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)2.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)3.1%August 2026
Level19.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 19.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.5% (Feb 2025) to 23.6% (Sep 2016), averaging 3.4%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA), level (thousands)510152019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202619.60 thousands2.6
August 202619.80 thousands3.1
July 202619.70 thousands3.1
June 202619.30 thousands1.6
May 202619.00 thousands2.7
April 202618.70 thousands3.9
March 202617.40 thousands3.6
February 202616.80 thousands5.0
January 202616.90 thousands2.4
December 202517.60 thousands−0.6
November 202518.80 thousands3.9
October 202518.60 thousands1.6
September 202519.10 thousands2.1
August 202519.20 thousands0.5
July 202519.10 thousands−1.0
June 202519.00 thousands−1.0
May 202518.50 thousands−3.1
April 202518.00 thousands−4.3
March 202516.80 thousands−7.2
February 202516.00 thousands−7.5
January 202516.50 thousands−2.4
December 202417.70 thousands−5.3
November 202418.10 thousands−4.7
October 202418.30 thousands−4.2

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 high23.6% (Sep 2016)
10-year low−7.5% (Feb 2025)
10-year average3.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-19780.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-19780.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (NSA)”.