# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 7.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 31.90 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.0% (Apr 2020) to 20.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29484.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-lakewood-new-brunswick-nj

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 31.90 thousands | −7.8 |
| August 2026 | 32.60 thousands | −6.1 |
| July 2026 | 32.60 thousands | −5.2 |
| June 2026 | 32.40 thousands | −5.5 |
| May 2026 | 32.00 thousands | −5.6 |
| April 2026 | 31.80 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2026 | 30.70 thousands | −5.2 |
| February 2026 | 30.10 thousands | −4.4 |
| January 2026 | 31.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2025 | 33.70 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 34.30 thousands | 1.8 |
| October 2025 | 34.90 thousands | 3.6 |
| September 2025 | 34.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 34.70 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 34.40 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 34.30 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 33.90 thousands | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 33.30 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 32.40 thousands | 2.2 |
| February 2025 | 31.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 31.60 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 33.50 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 33.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 33.70 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```