# United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, local, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, local, seasonally adjusted was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 279.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (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.SA.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-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 279.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 279.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2026 | 278.3 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2026 | 278.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 279.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 279.6 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2026 | 276.9 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2026 | 279.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 277.7 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 280.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 277.2 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2025 | 277.4 thousands | −4.0 |
| September 2025 | 278.4 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 280.9 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2025 | 280.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 279.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 280.3 thousands | −3.9 |
| April 2025 | 282.6 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2025 | 283.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2025 | 280.7 thousands | −3.8 |
| January 2025 | 282.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2024 | 288.7 thousands | −3.5 |
| November 2024 | 288.6 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2024 | 288.9 thousands | −3.3 |

## API

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

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