# United States All employees, thousands, basic chemical manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, basic chemical manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was down 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 151.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Jul 2020) to 4.0% (Apr 2023), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-basic-chemical-manufacturing-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 151.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2026 | 151.8 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2026 | 151.7 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2026 | 152.1 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 151.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2026 | 150.4 thousands | −3.8 |
| March 2026 | 151.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2026 | 153.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 152.9 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 153.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2025 | 152.2 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 152.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| September 2025 | 153.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 153.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 154.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 155.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 155.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 156.3 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 156.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 156.8 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 156.9 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 157.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 157.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 156.3 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```