# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 240.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.5% (Apr 2020) to 50.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.03%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35620.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (261 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-specialty-trade-contractors-new-york-newark-jersey-city

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 240.9 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2026 | 242.5 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2026 | 241.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2026 | 239.9 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2026 | 241.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 235.4 thousands | −2.9 |
| March 2026 | 227.7 thousands | −5.9 |
| February 2026 | 221.1 thousands | −6.6 |
| January 2026 | 226.9 thousands | −4.1 |
| December 2025 | 236.2 thousands | −4.3 |
| November 2025 | 239.6 thousands | −4.2 |
| October 2025 | 245.6 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 246.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 247.6 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 247.8 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2025 | 247.4 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 245.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2025 | 242.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 241.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 236.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2025 | 236.5 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 246.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 250.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 251.3 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35620.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35620.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```