# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 20.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Apr 2020) to 6.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23224.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-frederick-gaithersburg

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20.20 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 20.10 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 20.50 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 20.30 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 20.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 20.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 20.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 19.80 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2026 | 20.30 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2025 | 20.50 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 20.60 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 20.30 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 20.30 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 20.40 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 20.30 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 20.50 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 20.40 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 20.40 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 20.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2025 | 20.00 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 19.70 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 20.30 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 20.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 20.50 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```