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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.8%August 2026
Level96.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 96.60 thousands.

That is the highest reading since March 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.0% (Apr 2020) to 16.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)506070809010011019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202696.60 thousands1.7
August 202696.80 thousands0.8
July 202696.70 thousands1.7
June 202695.50 thousands0.6
May 202694.20 thousands−1.3
April 202692.80 thousands−2.4
March 202691.90 thousands−1.0
February 202691.40 thousands−2.4
January 202691.20 thousands−2.3
December 202591.90 thousands−3.8
November 202593.60 thousands−3.4
October 202595.20 thousands−3.0
September 202595.00 thousands−2.1
August 202596.00 thousands−2.1
July 202595.10 thousands−3.3
June 202594.90 thousands−1.8
May 202595.40 thousands−0.8
April 202595.10 thousands−1.1
March 202592.80 thousands−2.8
February 202593.60 thousands−3.2
January 202593.30 thousands−3.6
December 202495.50 thousands−2.2
November 202496.90 thousands−1.1
October 202498.10 thousands−0.7

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 high16.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.0% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-31084.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-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.