# United States All employees, thousands, foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors, seasonally adjusted was down 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 954.5 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.8% (Apr 2020) to 18.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238100`
- 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-foundation-structure-and-building-exterior

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 954.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2026 | 953.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2026 | 957.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| June 2026 | 954.2 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2026 | 957.4 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 967.2 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 969.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2026 | 971.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2026 | 973.9 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2025 | 971.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 970.1 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 973.7 thousands | −2.2 |
| September 2025 | 977.6 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 974.6 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 979.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 984.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 979.6 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 983.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 989.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 988.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 988.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2024 | 995.2 thousands | 0.01 |
| November 2024 | 994.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 995.8 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```