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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.1%August 2026
Level51.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 51.10 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.2%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands)2030405019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202651.10 thousands0.6
August 202650.00 thousands−3.1
July 202649.50 thousands−3.7
June 202648.30 thousands−5.5
May 202647.90 thousands−5.7
April 202648.00 thousands−4.8
March 202646.80 thousands−7.0
February 202647.20 thousands−5.0
January 202647.40 thousands−6.0
December 202548.50 thousands−6.0
November 202550.20 thousands−3.8
October 202550.50 thousands−5.3
September 202550.80 thousands−6.4
August 202551.60 thousands−5.7
July 202551.40 thousands−5.5
June 202551.10 thousands−4.7
May 202550.80 thousands−4.7
April 202550.40 thousands−5.3
March 202550.30 thousands−4.9
February 202549.70 thousands−4.8
January 202550.40 thousands−1.0
December 202451.60 thousands−2.8
November 202452.20 thousands−2.1
October 202453.30 thousands−0.9

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 high13.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−11.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38900.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-38900.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 — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)”.