# United States All employees, thousands, other plastics product manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, other plastics product manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 298.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Apr 2020) to 18.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326190`
- 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-other-plastics-product-manufacturing-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 298.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 298.7 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2026 | 297.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 298.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 299.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 301.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 302.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 300.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 299.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 300.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2025 | 301.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 301.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 299.9 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 304.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 302.9 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 305.7 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 305.5 thousands | −3.4 |
| April 2025 | 305.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2025 | 304.2 thousands | −3.8 |
| February 2025 | 303.4 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 302.3 thousands | −5.2 |
| December 2024 | 305.6 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2024 | 304.3 thousands | −5.2 |
| October 2024 | 304.7 thousands | −5.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326190"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326190",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```