# United States All employees, thousands, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 240.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.8% (Feb 2018) to 5.1% (Mar 2022), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325412`
- 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-pharmaceutical-preparation-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 240.6 thousands | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 240.2 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 239.7 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 235.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 234.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 234.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 234.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 235.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2026 | 234.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 234.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 234.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 234.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 234.6 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 235.2 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 233.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 233.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 233.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 232.4 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 232.8 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 232.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 232.9 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 231.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 231.7 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 232.2 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325412"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32325412",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```