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

United States All employees, thousands, building finishing contractors, seasonally adjusted was down 0.01% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 824.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.4% (Apr 2020) to 18.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238300`
- 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-finishing-contractors-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 824.6 thousands | −0.01 |
| August 2026 | 827.3 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2026 | 820.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 824.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2026 | 823.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 826.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 826.3 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 826.4 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 830.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2025 | 823.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| November 2025 | 826.8 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2025 | 821.8 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2025 | 824.7 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 826.4 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 829.1 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 832.4 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 833.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 834.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 835.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 839.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 838.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 843.3 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 845.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 846.2 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```