# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 167.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (Apr 2020) to 14.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31080.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-los-angeles-long-beach

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 167.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 167.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2026 | 167.8 thousands | −0.06 |
| June 2026 | 167.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 164.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 162.4 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2026 | 159.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2026 | 159.6 thousands | −2.9 |
| January 2026 | 161.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2025 | 161.6 thousands | −4.1 |
| November 2025 | 164.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| October 2025 | 166.9 thousands | −3.1 |
| September 2025 | 167.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 168.7 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 167.9 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 168.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 168.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 167.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 163.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 164.3 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 164.4 thousands | −3.2 |
| December 2024 | 168.5 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 171.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 172.3 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31080.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31080.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```