# United States All employees, thousands, motor vehicle manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, motor vehicle manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 298.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.8% (May 2020) to 97.8% (May 2021), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31336100`
- 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-motor-vehicle-manufacturing-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 298.8 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 297.4 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 293.9 thousands | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 295.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 292.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 289.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 291.4 thousands | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 290.3 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 280.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 289.4 thousands | −3.5 |
| November 2025 | 287.8 thousands | −3.8 |
| October 2025 | 280.8 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 288.7 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 289.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| July 2025 | 285.1 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 290.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2025 | 290.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2025 | 284.8 thousands | −4.4 |
| March 2025 | 282.5 thousands | −4.4 |
| February 2025 | 284.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 276.6 thousands | −5.2 |
| December 2024 | 299.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 299.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 298.4 thousands | 8.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31336100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31336100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```