# United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload, seasonally adjusted was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 249.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.3% (Sep 2023) to 11.0% (May 2021), averaging 0.03%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484122`
- 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-long-distance-less

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 249.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2026 | 248.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2026 | 247.4 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2026 | 246.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2026 | 245.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2026 | 244.7 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2026 | 243.9 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2026 | 243.6 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2026 | 244.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2025 | 246.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 246.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 247.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 247.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 249.8 thousands | −0.04 |
| July 2025 | 249.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 249.4 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 249.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 249.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 249.2 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 248.7 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 249.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 248.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 248.9 thousands | −0.08 |
| October 2024 | 250.3 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484122"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484122",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```