# United States All employees, thousands, electric lighting equipment manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, electric lighting equipment manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was up 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 35.30 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Feb 2021) to 7.3% (Aug 2021), averaging −2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31335100`
- 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-electric-lighting-equipment-manufacturing-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 35.30 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2026 | 35.70 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2026 | 36.20 thousands | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 36.00 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 35.80 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 35.60 thousands | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 35.70 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 35.40 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 34.90 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 34.90 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 34.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 34.40 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 34.50 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 34.20 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 34.50 thousands | −2.8 |
| June 2025 | 34.50 thousands | −2.8 |
| May 2025 | 34.60 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2025 | 34.50 thousands | −3.6 |
| March 2025 | 34.90 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 35.00 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 34.60 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2024 | 34.80 thousands | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 34.50 thousands | −5.0 |
| October 2024 | 34.30 thousands | −7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31335100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31335100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```