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

United States All employees, thousands, other specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 828.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.7% (Apr 2020) to 14.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238900`
- 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-specialty-trade-contractors-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 828.1 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 822.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 820.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 817.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 816.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 822.8 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2026 | 825.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 822.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 826.6 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 819.9 thousands | −0.10 |
| November 2025 | 822.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 817.3 thousands | 0.02 |
| September 2025 | 817.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 812.2 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 813.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 814.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 813.6 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 812.9 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 815.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 814.9 thousands | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 816.5 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 820.7 thousands | 4.7 |
| November 2024 | 818.8 thousands | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 817.1 thousands | 4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238900"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-20238900",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```