# United States All employees, thousands, building equipment contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, building equipment contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,677.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Apr 2020) to 14.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238200`
- 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-building-equipment-contractors-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,677.3 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 2,669.4 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 2,661.3 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,658.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2026 | 2,650.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 2,634.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 2,624.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 2,620.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 2,619.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 2,609.8 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 2,611.5 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 2,603.5 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 2,602.9 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 2,600.5 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,599.2 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 2,599.6 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,602.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,608.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,597.5 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,594.5 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,587.9 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,580.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,577.4 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,571.8 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```