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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.08%August 2026
Level117.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.08% in August 2026.

The level stood at 117.2 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.7% (Apr 2020) to 53.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026117.2 thousands−0.6
August 2026119.7 thousands0.08
July 2026121.8 thousands1.2
June 2026119.9 thousands0.3
May 2026115.1 thousands−2.3
April 2026114.9 thousands−0.2
March 2026109.3 thousands−1.5
February 2026105.7 thousands−3.9
January 2026107.7 thousands−3.1
December 2025112.6 thousands−5.0
November 2025115.5 thousands−4.5
October 2025115.8 thousands−5.2
September 2025117.9 thousands−3.2
August 2025119.6 thousands−3.8
July 2025120.4 thousands−3.7
June 2025119.5 thousands−3.4
May 2025117.8 thousands−2.9
April 2025115.1 thousands−2.5
March 2025111.0 thousands−3.6
February 2025110.0 thousands−3.2
January 2025111.2 thousands−3.2
December 2024118.5 thousands−1.3
November 2024121.0 thousands−1.6
October 2024122.1 thousands−1.9

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 high53.9% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−34.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.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-MA.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 — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.