# United States All employees, thousands, finish carpentry contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, finish carpentry contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 161.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.5% (Apr 2020) to 28.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238350`
- 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-finish-carpentry-contractors-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 161.8 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 160.2 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 158.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 158.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 155.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 156.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 156.3 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 154.1 thousands | −3.6 |
| January 2026 | 156.6 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 157.2 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2025 | 157.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2025 | 156.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| September 2025 | 157.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 156.1 thousands | −4.1 |
| July 2025 | 157.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| June 2025 | 157.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 157.8 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 158.1 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 159.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 159.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 161.6 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 161.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 161.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 161.6 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238350"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238350",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```