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

United States All employees, thousands, general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload, seasonally adjusted was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 502.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.5% (May 2024) to 7.5% (Aug 2022), averaging −0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484121`
- 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-us-emp-m-sa-ind-43484121

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 502.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 503.3 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2026 | 501.4 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 500.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2026 | 499.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 499.1 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 497.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2026 | 494.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2026 | 496.5 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 497.1 thousands | −3.4 |
| November 2025 | 498.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 501.4 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2025 | 501.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 503.9 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 505.3 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 508.9 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 511.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 509.1 thousands | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 508.9 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 510.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| January 2025 | 512.1 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2024 | 514.8 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2024 | 514.6 thousands | −3.5 |
| October 2024 | 513.7 thousands | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484121"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43484121",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```