# United States All employees, thousands, nonresidential specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, nonresidential specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 3.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,948.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (Apr 2020) to 11.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238002`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (310 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-nonresidential-specialty-trade-contractors

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,948.6 thousands | 3.6 |
| September 2026 | 2,940.7 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 2,928.2 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 2,921.2 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 2,905.8 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 2,896.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 2,888.9 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2026 | 2,881.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 2,881.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 2,881.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 2,860.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 2,868.8 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 2,847.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 2,854.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,841.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,844.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 2,848.3 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,842.4 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,838.3 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,838.1 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,833.2 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,828.8 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,828.1 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,823.9 thousands | 3.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238002"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238002",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```