# United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, local, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, local, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 281.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Apr 2020) to 11.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-43484110`
- 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-general-freight-trucking-local-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 281.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 280.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 278.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 279.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 279.4 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2026 | 279.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 274.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2026 | 276.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 275.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 281.3 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2025 | 279.5 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2025 | 278.7 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2025 | 280.4 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 284.1 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2025 | 280.9 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 280.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 279.8 thousands | −3.9 |
| April 2025 | 280.7 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 280.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2025 | 278.1 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2025 | 280.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 289.2 thousands | −3.4 |
| November 2024 | 291.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2024 | 291.3 thousands | −3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-43484110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-43484110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```