# United States All employees, thousands, paperboard container manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, paperboard container manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 158.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (Jun 2020) to 8.3% (May 2022), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322210`
- 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-paperboard-container-manufacturing-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 158.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 160.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 159.5 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 159.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 159.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 159.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 159.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 158.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 158.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2025 | 157.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2025 | 158.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 160.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 159.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 159.6 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 160.2 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 159.4 thousands | 0.06 |
| May 2025 | 159.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 159.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 158.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 160.5 thousands | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 159.9 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 159.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 159.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 159.3 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322210"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322210",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```