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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)5.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)5.3%August 2026
Level131.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was up 5.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 131.7 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.6% (Sep 2020) to 6.8% (Jul 2025), averaging 1.5%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2006 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%2010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2006 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)809010011012013020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026131.7 thousands5.2
August 2026131.7 thousands5.3
July 2026130.6 thousands4.8
June 2026130.7 thousands4.7
May 2026130.1 thousands4.5
April 2026128.2 thousands3.3
March 2026127.6 thousands3.1
February 2026127.1 thousands4.1
January 2026125.5 thousands4.6
December 2025125.6 thousands3.2
November 2025126.6 thousands4.0
October 2025126.1 thousands3.8
September 2025125.2 thousands4.2
August 2025125.1 thousands4.0
July 2025124.6 thousands6.8
June 2025124.8 thousands5.3
May 2025124.5 thousands5.6
April 2025124.1 thousands5.7
March 2025123.8 thousands6.1
February 2025122.1 thousands5.6
January 2025120.0 thousands6.0
December 2024121.7 thousands5.6
November 2024121.7 thousands5.1
October 2024121.5 thousands4.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (261 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2005
Observations261
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high6.8% (Jul 2025)
10-year low−9.6% (Sep 2020)
10-year average1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.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-26420.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 — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.