# All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 15.90 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.1% (Apr 2020) to 68.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37964.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-philadelphia-pa-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15.90 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 15.80 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 15.90 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 15.50 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2026 | 15.10 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2026 | 15.20 thousands | −3.2 |
| March 2026 | 14.80 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2026 | 14.50 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 14.80 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 15.00 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2025 | 15.60 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2025 | 15.50 thousands | −4.9 |
| September 2025 | 15.80 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 15.60 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 15.80 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 16.10 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 15.80 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 15.70 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 15.40 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2025 | 14.90 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 14.90 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 15.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 15.80 thousands | −4.2 |
| October 2024 | 16.30 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37964.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37964.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```