# United States All employees, thousands, metalworking machinery manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, metalworking machinery manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 148.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.2% (Apr 2020) to 6.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31333500`
- 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-metalworking-machinery-manufacturing-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2026 | 148.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 149.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 148.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2026 | 147.5 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2026 | 147.1 thousands | −3.8 |
| March 2026 | 150.1 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2026 | 149.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 147.9 thousands | −3.2 |
| December 2025 | 150.8 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| September 2025 | 149.2 thousands | −3.7 |
| August 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| July 2025 | 152.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 152.3 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2025 | 152.2 thousands | −4.0 |
| April 2025 | 152.9 thousands | −3.4 |
| March 2025 | 151.5 thousands | −4.1 |
| February 2025 | 152.7 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 152.8 thousands | −3.5 |
| December 2024 | 153.3 thousands | −4.8 |
| November 2024 | 154.8 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 153.9 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31333500"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31333500",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```