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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.0%August 2026
Level81.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 81.00 thousands.

That is the highest reading since January 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.6% (Apr 2020) to 23.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands)2040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202681.00 thousands1.4
August 202680.80 thousands0.0
July 202679.20 thousands−1.2
June 202679.10 thousands−1.1
May 202678.40 thousands−1.6
April 202677.20 thousands−1.9
March 202676.40 thousands−1.7
February 202675.30 thousands−2.6
January 202675.10 thousands−3.2
December 202576.50 thousands−3.4
November 202576.80 thousands−3.9
October 202578.90 thousands−2.5
September 202579.90 thousands−2.9
August 202580.80 thousands−2.5
July 202580.20 thousands−2.7
June 202580.00 thousands−2.3
May 202579.70 thousands−1.7
April 202578.70 thousands−2.5
March 202577.70 thousands−3.0
February 202577.30 thousands−2.9
January 202577.60 thousands−1.8
December 202479.20 thousands−3.6
November 202479.90 thousands−3.5
October 202480.90 thousands−3.6

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 high23.9% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−18.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42660.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-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)”.