# United States All employees, thousands, animal slaughtering and processing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, animal slaughtering and processing, seasonally adjusted was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 560.9 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Sep 2021) to 4.7% (Apr 2023), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311600`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1976-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (609 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-animal-slaughtering-and-processing-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 560.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 561.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 561.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 563.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 563.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 565.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 566.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2026 | 567.9 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 566.3 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2025 | 563.4 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2025 | 563.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 560.9 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 559.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 557.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 558.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 559.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 561.3 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 560.3 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 559.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 556.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 557.8 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 555.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 556.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 556.1 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311600"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311600",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```