# United States All employees, thousands, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was down 0.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 695.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.04%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32326000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-plastics-and-rubber-products-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 695.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2026 | 696.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2026 | 690.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2026 | 689.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 688.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 690.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 695.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 696.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 693.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 697.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2025 | 697.5 thousands | −1.7 |
| November 2025 | 702.4 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 701.8 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2025 | 701.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 703.9 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 702.3 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 703.3 thousands | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 706.5 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2025 | 706.5 thousands | −2.9 |
| March 2025 | 708.1 thousands | −2.6 |
| February 2025 | 706.8 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 707.2 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 709.5 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 709.3 thousands | −3.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32326000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32326000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```