# United States All employees, thousands, other residential trade contractors, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, other residential trade contractors, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 349.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.1% (Apr 2020) to 21.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238901`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-other-residential-trade-contractors-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 349.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 349.1 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2026 | 352.3 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 352.5 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2026 | 341.9 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2026 | 333.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2026 | 311.2 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2026 | 301.6 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2026 | 306.1 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2025 | 324.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| November 2025 | 336.7 thousands | −4.6 |
| October 2025 | 350.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2025 | 350.7 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2025 | 357.2 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 359.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 358.8 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 353.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 337.4 thousands | 0.09 |
| March 2025 | 320.6 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 311.8 thousands | 3.2 |
| January 2025 | 313.4 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 340.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 352.8 thousands | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 360.0 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238901"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238901",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```