# United States All employees, thousands, metalworking machinery manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, metalworking machinery manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 148.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Apr 2020) to 6.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.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-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2026 | 148.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 148.4 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2026 | 147.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 147.7 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2026 | 148.1 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2026 | 149.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 149.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 148.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 150.9 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 150.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 149.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| August 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| July 2025 | 151.5 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2025 | 151.3 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2025 | 151.5 thousands | −4.0 |
| April 2025 | 152.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| March 2025 | 151.8 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2025 | 153.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 153.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2024 | 153.8 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2024 | 154.8 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 154.7 thousands | −3.6 |

## API

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

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