# United States All employees, thousands, fabricated metal product manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, fabricated metal product manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was up 2.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,468.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.0% (Apr 2020) to 4.0% (May 2022), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31332000`
- 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-fabricated-metal-product-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,468.6 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2026 | 1,462.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,463.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2026 | 1,454.7 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 1,449.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,448.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 1,444.6 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 1,443.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 1,440.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 1,438.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 1,439.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,439.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 1,438.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,436.2 thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,435.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,434.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 1,434.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,434.8 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,436.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,434.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,435.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,433.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,432.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,435.6 thousands | −0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31332000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31332000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```