# United States All employees, thousands, construction of buildings, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, construction of buildings, seasonally adjusted was up 1.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,873.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Apr 2020) to 13.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20236000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-construction-of-buildings-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,873.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2026 | 1,871.8 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2026 | 1,868.4 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 1,864.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 1,862.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 1,864.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 1,867.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 1,864.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 1,863.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 1,859.5 thousands | −0.01 |
| December 2025 | 1,853.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 1,854.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,843.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2025 | 1,846.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,844.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,853.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,857.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,858.9 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 1,858.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,860.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,857.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,859.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,859.3 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,858.3 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20236000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20236000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```